ASHEVILLE, N.C. — The body of a 68-year-old man believed to have been kidnapped by a North Carolina suspect who eluded officers for six days has been found. The Asheville Citizen-Times reports that a member of the Skyland Fire and Rescue Department found the body of Thomas Bryson in a corn field in Arden on Sunday night. Authorities believe Bryson was kidnapped Wednesday. Henderson County Sheriff Charles McDonald says Stroupe will likely face murder charges in the coming days, in addition to multiple charges levied in Buncombe, Transylvania, Henderson, Yancey and McDowell counties. ___Information from: The Asheville Citizen-Times, http://www.citizen-times.comCopyright 2017 The Associated Press.

Source: Washington Post July 31, 2017 08:15 UTC