29-year-old ‘transient’ found dead in Boynton Beach, death ruled homicide

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Police are investigating a suspected homicide after a 29-year-old man was found dead in a wooded area on Monday in Boynton Beach.

Officers with the Boynton Beach Police Department say they responded to a wooded area near 1900 South Federal Highway for reports of a dead body.

Police say they arrived around 7 a.m. and located a local transient, 29-year-old Jordan Scales, dead from an apparent homicide.

Detectives believe the murder occurred sometime between Thursday, April 16, and Sunday, April 19…

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