The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a death after a man’s body was found in a vehicle in a cornfield.

According to Sheriff Patrick Ray, at approximately 3:23 pm, on August 9, 2024, the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department received a call of a body found on New Bildad Road, Smithville. Members of the Smithville Police Department, DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department, the Warren County Sheriff‘s Department, Dekalb and Warren County District Attorney General Offices, and agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation from both the DeKalb and Warren Counties were summoned to the scene.

The body, will be sent to Nashville for an autopsy by the State Medical Examiner’s Office to determine the identity of the person. No more details are available at this time. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Smithville Police Department, DeKalb County and Warren County Sheriff‘s Departments are investigating the case.