Updated: 01/15/2017

THE BODY OF A LAWRENCE COUNTY NATIVE WAS FOUND LATE SUNDAY OFF LONG BRANCH ROAD.  AUTHORITIES INDICATE THE BODY OF 37 YEAR OLD DUSTIN LEE SANKER WAS FOUND BY SOMEONE SEEKING DEER ANTLERS IN A WOODED AREA OFF OF THE LEOMA ROADWAY.  INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE THE BODY HAD BEEN IN THE LOCATION FOR TWO OR THREE DAYS AND DISPLAYED NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF TRAUMA.  SANKER’S BODY WAS SENT TO THE STATE MEDICAL EXAMINER FOR AN AUTOPSY.  AUTHORITIES DO NOT BELIEVE THERE IS A CONNECTION TO A SIMILAR INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED LAST WEEK WHEN THE BODY OF A FIVE POINTS MAN WAS DISCOVERED OFF REVILO ROAD.  ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION IN THE SANKER CASE IS ENCOURAGED TO CALL THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT AT 931-762-3626.