GBI Appeals for Public’s Help in Investigation of Navy Serviceman’s Death Near Lumber City

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) is actively seeking assistance from the public in the ongoing probe of a Telfair County death. The investigation follows the discovery of 25-year-old Devin Jeter’s body, who hailed from Scottsdale, GA, found in the Ocmulgee River near Lumber City,

according to the GBI

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Reports state that on Monday, a local fisherman encountered the body at around 12:55 p.m. beside a boat landing on the river. Telfair County Sheriff Sim Davidson called upon the GBI to aid in what quickly morphed to become not just a local concern but a matter that beseeches community vigilance. Devin Jeter was initially reported missing by his loved ones to the Atlanta Police Department last Friday, after flagrantly failing to show up for his naval duty in Jacksonville, FL.

His last known whereabouts place him at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Airport last Thursday, November 7, from where he rented a silver Jeep Compass, a vehicle yet to be found. The GBI affirms that Jeter’s absence became a red flag when he did not appear for work, which led his fellow Navy servicemen to prompt the family’s worry and subsequent missing person report.

An initiating autopsy did not immediately reveal any injuries, and thus the eyes of investigators now rest upon forthcoming forensic tests that are hoped to shed light on this incident. The GBI stresses the importance of public assistance in locating Jeter’s rented vehicle—a 2024 silver Jeep Compass bearing the Florida license plate EWAG47—and urges anyone with knowledge of his movements between Atlanta and Lumber City to deeply consider coming forward.

Members of the public with any potentially related information are encouraged to contact the GBI’s Eastman regional investigative office at 478-374-6988. For those seeking confidentiality, tips can be offered anonymously via the GBI’s tip line at 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), their online tip submission page, or through the mobile app “See Something, Send Something”. Each piece of information, no matter its perceived significance, could potentially play a critical role in the unfolding of this case, as per

GBI.

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