An arrest has been made in a gruesome murder case, according to Coffee County District Attorney Tom Anderson.
Joey Grissett, 46, of Coffee Springs is charged in the death of Ricky Brown, 56, of Opp. Investigators say Brown’s charred body was found inside his burned out truck on Grissett’s property, located off County Road 663 back on March 3.
Brown’s official cause of death was ruled blunt force trauma to the head and neck, along with a crushed larynx.
A relative of Grissett came to the home, recognized the burned truck, and asked Brown’s family members to come confirm it belonged to him. Shortly after, Brown’s body was also discovered.
Coffee County Sheriff Dave Sutton confirmed that when Grissett could not be found after the body was discovered, investigators started looking for him.