HAWKINS COUNTY, Tenn. — Officials said they have identified the man whose body was found inside a burned vehicle in Hawkins County on February 21.
The Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office said they have received confirmation that the body found inside a burned vehicle, from an incident reported on Repass Road in Mooresburg, is that of Clinton Lee Arnold, 31, of Morristown.
Deputies said that Arnold had recently been reported missing in Morristown.
The exact cause of death is undetermined pending full autopsy results, according to deputies.
The Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, and the Morristown Police Department are investigating the case.
If you have any information contact the Sheriff’s Office at 423 272-4848 or Central Dispatch at 423 272-7121.
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An investigation is underway after a body was found inside a burned vehicle in Hawkins County, deputies said.
On Sunday, the Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office received a complaint of a burned vehicle near the Repass Road area, in the Mooresburg community.
The vehicle was in a secluded area and was not visible from the roadway.
Upon arrival, deputies said they found a badly burned Chevrolet Avalanche and discovered the remains of a human body inside the vehicle.
Detectives along with arson investigators and agents of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigations responded to the scene.
Due to the badly damaged condition of the vehicle, agents of the Special Investigations Bureau of the Tennessee Highway Patrol also assisted in the identification of the vehicle.
The body was sent to the ETSU Quillen College of Medicine Forensic Pathology for autopsy and identification.
The case is under investigation.
If you have any information, contact the Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office Detective Division at 423 272-4848 or Central Dispatch at 423 272-7121.