JACKSON COUNTY-On August 18 Jackson County deputies were investigating a body that was found in a river located off of County Road 7 near the Marshall County line.
The Jackson County Sheriff’s office received a call about a suspicious looking bag that had washed up on the shore of a river in Jackson County. When the bag was retrieved deputies discovered a body inside.
At the time of the discovery it was determined the case could be foul play and has been investigated as homicide.
This update identifing the body from the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office:
The body recovered from the river near the Jackson / Marshall County line on August 18,2023 has been identified as Jamari Jajuan Moore, age 25 of Scottsboro, Alabama. The manner of death was determined to be Homicide. The investigation is currently a joint investigation with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office and Scottsboro Police Department and with assistance from the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences, Jackson County District Attorneys Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Anyone who has any information related to the crime is urged to contact Captain Tim Creel with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office at 256-574-2610.
