CANTON, Ga. — A man in jail in Alabama is now being charged with the murder of a missing Cherokee County man.
Canton police say 42-year-old William Watkins was reported missing in June after last being seen near the YMCA. Investigators found his dead body in the woods near Waleska Street and Reformation Pkwy. just three days later.
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The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said an autopsy showed that Watkins’ death was a homicide, but did not release further details on how he died.
Police say 20-year-old Jacob Huckabay is responsible for Watkins’ death.
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Huckabay is currently being held in the Calhoun County Jail in Alabama.
Once Huckabay is extradited back to Cherokee County, he will be charged with murder with malice.
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