Teen Reported Missing Found Dead

MARSHALL — Harrison County authorities have found the body of a missing man in a heavily wooded area south of Marshall. Officials received a call regarding a missing person from Marshall Tuesday night around 10:00. Jeremy Grinnell, 19, had last been seen at his workplace, but had left and did not clock out. The vehicle that the missing person had driven to work was at the residence; however, a motorcycle was missing. The family found a letter that the missing person left behind at the residence and in the letter, the missing person made several apology references to his family.

Deputies tried to find Grinnell during a search at night and received assistance from the Texas Department of Public Safety helicopter unit in Longview. Around 11:30, Grinnell’s motorcycle and coat were found in a heavily wooded area south of Marshall, Leigh Road and Long John Road, in the Scottsville area of the county. Tracking dogs followed a scent path from the area of the discovery to the location where a body was found. The deputies blocked off the area and a crime scene investigation has been initiated. An autopsy has been ordered.