JASPER COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) – A 17-year-old from Tennessee was found deceased in Mississippi, and investigators said his uncle has been charged in connection to the case.
Jasper County Sheriff Randy Johnson said they were alerted by Child Protective Services in Tennessee in reference to a 17-year-old who had been given a two-day pass to leave the state with his uncle to visit family in Louisiana.
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Johnson said Caden Cantrelle had not returned to Tennessee after those two days were up. His phone had last pinged around noon on Sunday, July 6 near County Road 8 and County Road 39 in Jasper County.
Jasper County deputies located Cantrelle’s body on Monday, July 7 in a rural area on County Road 39. The sheriff said foul play was suspected in the teen’s death.
According to Johnson, the teen’s uncle, Victor “Jerry Carver III, 37, of Collinwood, Tennessee, was charged with manslaughter. Carver is being held in Tennessee…