UPDATE: Human remains discovered in Beechgrove will be further investigated by the TBI Crime Lab and the Medical Examiners Office to detail a positive cause of death and identity.
According to Coffee County District Attorney General Craig Northcott, human skeletal remains were discovered in Beechgrove off of Cole Ridge Rd. at approximately 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 16, 2019. A joint investigation is underway involving the Manchester Police Department and the TBI.
61 Year old Connie Ray was arrested Tuesday night and charged with false reporting, abuse of a corpse, tampering with evidence and accessory after the fact. She remains in the Coffee County Jail on $600,000 bond.
"Obviously they will be looking for any information that can give us cause of death and that will be the next step in this investigation," said Northcott.
