UPDATE: Body found in Louisville identified; death classified as homicide

Louisville police now know the name of the person whose body was found Thursday, and officers are holding someone in connection with what they described as a homicide.

Posted: Nov 20, 2020 11:56 AM

Updated: Nov 20, 2020 12:53 PM

Posted By: Tanya Carter and Craig Ford

LOUISVILLE, Miss. (WTVA) — Louisville police now know the name of the person whose body was found Thursday, and officers are holding someone in connection with what they described as a homicide.

Chief Sean Holdiness identifed the man as Jarvis Eichelberger, 32, of Louisville.

Facebook picture of Jarvis Eichelberger provided by Louisville police on November 20, 2020.

Location in Louisville where Jarvis Eichelberger's body was found November 19, 2020. (Louisville Police Department)

Holdiness said a couple of hunters found the man's body before 4:30 p.m. in a wooded area north of Baremore Street after their dogs alerted them.

Investigators picked up a male early Friday and referred to him as a "person of interest."

Anyone with information about the killing is asked to call Winston County Crime Stoppers at 662-773-9999.

Mississippi Coronavirus Cases

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Cases: 149940

Reported Deaths: 3779

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