A Mitchell Police vehicle. Image via Mitchell Police Department Facebook page.
MITCHELL, SD (KELO.com) — A second-degree murder charge against a Detroit man who disposed of a female’s body at the I-90 Travel Center in Mitchell has been dropped. 60-year old Anthony Harris was charged with murder in the death of 57-year old Melody Fae Gooch of Detroit. Her body was found at the truck stop on March 11th. Attorney General Marty Jackley says new evidence led to dropping the murder charge.
After the discovery of the body by authorities, Harris was located in Washington state and was extradited to South Dakota. Improper disposal of a body is a misdemeanor charge with a maximum sentence of one year in jail.
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