The body that was found Thursday night behind Beulah Grove Baptist Church has been identified as a missing Augusta man.
No foul play is suspected in the death of 80-year-old Roy Jones of Spruce Street, according to Coroner Mark Bowen. He was last seen on Monday in the area of the 800 block of Laney Walker Boulevard. According to a missing flyer, he was diagnosed with dementia and walked with a limp, according to authorities said.
On Thursday night, his body was discovered behind Beulah Grove Baptist Church at Poplar Street and Hunter Street in Augusta. Sheriff’s officials received a report of a deceased individual in the 1600 block of Hunter Street at 7:40 p.m. Thursday. The coroner’s office arrived at the location at 9:07 p.m.
According to a sheriff’s report, Christine Jones reported him missing on Monday afternoon. She told authorities that she was in another room when Roy Jones left the home.
“Christine Jones stated that she went out and attempted to find him but was unable to,” the report says. “Christine Jones stated that she believes he is in the main building of the area, as he often goes there and gets drunk, but has no means of getting inside the building as she doesn’t have a keycard to get inside. Christine Jones is concerned as he has never been gone this long and he has dementia.”
