A man has been accused of killing a person and dumping the body near a trail in Sodus, Wayne County, according to Newark police.
Jared C. Nesmith, 35, of Newark, Wayne County, was charged with second-degree murder, tampering with physical evidence and concealment of a human corpse, all felonies, in connection with the killing, said Newark Police Chief Richard Martin.
On Tuesday, Sept. 30, Newark officers were alerted to a potential homicide in which a 911 caller reported overhearing a conversation that indicated someone had been killed and that the victim’s remains were “disposed of in the Sodus area,” Martin said. Police spotted Nesmith walking in Newark and apprehended him after a brief foot chase.
Nesmith is accused of killing a person and transporting the body to the Zurich Bog Trail in Sodus. New York State Police’s K9 Unit located and recovered the remains. The slain person was not identified by police.
The two-mile-long Zurich Bog Trail is considered an easy-to-moderate hiking trail and is located just west of Route 236, also known as Arcadia Zurich Norris Road.
Newark police officers and New York State Police continue to investigate the killing. Police did not say when the homicide occurred or how long the remains were in the woods.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the Newark Police Department at (315) 331-3701.
This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Man accused of killing victim, dumping body near hiking trail
Reporting by Victoria E. Freile, New York Connect Team / Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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