Man arrested after horseback riders find dead body in woods

photo Daniel Thomas Fuller

A 32-year-old Valley Head, Ala. man has been arrested in connection with a body found Sunday in a wooded area of Ider, Ala.

Daniel Adam Beaty stood for his first appearance hearing today at the Dekalb County Courthouse. He is being charged with capital murder for reportedly stabbing and killing Daniel Thomas Fuller, 33.

Searchers on horseback found Fuller's body Sunday and it was sent to Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences in Huntsville, Ala. Authorities said the body had been there since July 21.

Beaty requested an attorney in court today.

For complete details, see tomorrow's Chattanooga Times Free Press.

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