Police in Georgia recovered a body believed to be that of Nathan Smith, the son of rapper Lil Jon, who was reported missing on February 3, according to ABC News. The Milton Police Department announced the discovery on Friday, stating that officers had responded to a report of a missing adult in the area of Baldwin Drive in Milton.
The Milton Police Department immediately began search efforts after determining Smith had left his residence under unusual circumstances, ABC News reported. Lil Jon shared a statement following the recovery.
In other news, a Colorado funeral home director was sentenced to 40 years in prison for corpse abuse, as reported by BBC World. Jon Hallford, the co-owner of the Return to Nature home, was found to have improperly stored 189 bodies over four years. Hallford apologized in court, while family members described the trauma of the situation, calling him a "monster." His ex-wife and co-owner, Carie Hallford, has pleaded guilty to similar charges and is awaiting sentencing. The funeral home also gave fake ashes to grieving relatives instead of their loved ones' remains.
Meanwhile, in Washington D.C., two West Virginia National Guard members, Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom and Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, who were shot in an ambush-style attack near the White House late last year, will receive the Purple Heart, according to Fox News. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth made the announcement at a National Guard reenlistment ceremony at the Washington Monument, calling the November 26 incident "a terrible thing" and stating the troops were "attacked by a radical."
In Utah, attorneys for Kouri Richins, a children's book author accused of murdering her husband, are seeking a change of venue, Fox News reported. They argue that the case has become too well-known locally for an impartial jury. Jury questionnaires cited in the filing show that a significant number of potential jurors already have knowledge of the case.
Finally, The New York Times reported that a senior federal prosecutor in Minnesota was told to stop an investigation into the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an immigration agent. The prosecutor, Joseph H. Thompson, sought a warrant to search the vehicle for evidence, but the investigation was halted.
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