Arkansas jogger, 25, is found murdered near her home two days after she went missing
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Missing Arkansas jogger, 25, is found murdered near her home two days after she vanished – as farmer, 28, is charged with homicide
- Sydney Sutherland was found dead near her home in Newport, Arkansas Friday
- The 25-year-old was reported missing on Wednesday after she failed to return from an afternoon jog
- Police confirmed a suspect is in custody and is expected to be charged with homicide
- He has since been identified as Quake Lewellyn, 28, a farmer from Jonesboro
A 25-year-old woman who disappeared while jogging in Arkansas has been found murdered near her home.
Police said the body of Sydney Sutherland was discovered in Newport on Friday, following a three-day search operation using K-9 units and helicopter crews.
Sutherland was last seen running on State Hwy 18 between Newport and Grubbs around 3pm on Wednesday, Fox 16 reported.
Jackson County Sheriff David Lucas confirmed a man has been arrested in connection to her death and is expected to be charged with homicide.
Sydney Sutherland (left) 25, was found murdered near her home in Newport, Arkansas on Friday. Quake Lewellyn, 28, (right) a farmer from Jonesboro, has been charged in connection to her death
Sydney was last seen running on State Hwy 18 between Newport and Grubbs around 3pm on Wednesday
Details on where Sutherland’s body was found and how she was killed were not immediately released.
‘We do have a suspect in custody at this time. However I can’t release his name until he’s formally charged,’ Lucas said in a press conference.
He was later identified by local news station KARK 4 on Saturday as 28-year-old Quake Lewellyn.
He has been charged one count of capital murder, according to online jail booking records cited by the outed.
Police said the man is a farmer from Jonesboro and was known to the victim, but the nature of their relationship is unclear.
Prior to Friday, police had discovered Sutherland’s iPhone about a quarter-mile from her home.
She was reported to have gone on running with her phone and Apple Watch.
Sutherland’s body was found near her home on Friday however further details on where she was murdered and how she died were not immediately released
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