The Newton County Sheriff’s Office is conducting a death investigation. On Saturday, a body
was found by hog hunters off of Highway 87 in the Devils Pocket area. The body has been taken
to the Jefferson County Morgue for an autopsy. The body may be that of a man reported missing
man that was last seen in Cameron, Louisiana. An abandon vehicle was found on March 27th
about ½ mile from where the body was found.