Death being investigated as homicide in Butler County

The Butler County/Poplar Bluff Major Case Squad was activated Thursday to investigate the death of an individual found deceased along a county road.

“At around 10 o’clock a.m., Butler County deputies responded to the area of County Road 612 in reference to a deceased individual that was discovered by a passing individual,” said Butler County Sheriff Mark Dobbs. County Road 612 in located in eastern Butler County.

The death, Dobbs said, is being treated as a homicide.

With the activation of the Major Case Squad, members of the sheriff’s department, Poplar Bluff Police Department, Missouri State Highway Patrol and its Division of Drug and Crime Control are assisting in the investigation.

The investigation continues, Dobbs said, and anyone with information is asked to contact the sheriff’s department at 573-785-8444.

Further details are not being released at this time.