Joshua Lee Humphries is a 35-year-old man from Trout, Louisiana, who was found dead in an oxidation pond near the Payne subdivision in Natchitoches on February 2, 2022.
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Humphries was reported missing by his family to the LaSalle Parish Sheriff’s Office on January 13, 2022.
His abandoned vehicle was found in Natchitoches by police prior to him being reported as missing. Detectives said Humphries’ body had been in the water for several days.
He was known to possibly frequent the Alexandria area and possibly Natchitoches.
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The Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office said James E. Morrow Jr., 30, who was previously arrested on February 2, 2022, on one count of unlawful disposal of remains, was arrested again on February 4, 2022, and charged with one count of first-degree murder.
NPSO said that the case has been ruled as a homicide, however, detectives are not releasing the cause of death at this time.
“We are making progress in the investigation, but due to sensitivity and confidentiality of our investigation no further information will be released at this time,” said Sheriff Wright.
Three search warrants have been executed at several undisclosed locations near Natchitoches.
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