TRENTON – The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating the death of a 46-year-old Georgia man found in a pond.
Release:
At the request of the Dade County Sheriff’s Office, GBI agents are investigating the death of John Richard Sweatt, age 46.
On Thursday, July 3, 2025, at about 2:40 p.m., a call was made to Dade County 911 reporting a body floating in a pond. Dade County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the scene in the 2000 block of New Home Road in Trenton, GA, where they discovered the body floating in a pond near the dam. New Home and Dade County Fire and Rescue Departments recovered the body.
The body was identified as Sweatt through his tattoos, a driver’s license found in his pocket, and confirmation by family members…