Sean Scott HaleUPDATE: Murder suspect Sean Hale has been extradited from Fort Payne, Ala., to Cleveland, Tenn. Hale is being held in custody in the Bradley County Justice Center.
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A Cleveland, Tenn., man has confessed to a homicide after police picked up him and his brother as they walked on the shoulder of Interstate 59 in Fort Payne, Ala.
On Tuesday, the Cleveland Police Department issued a warrant for the arrest of Sean Scott Hale, 26, in connection with the death of Thomas Creek Jr., 34, whose body was recently found in a remote area in Polk County. Creek, who had been missing since March 14, was reported missing on March 23.
Cleveland police believe Creek died of gunshot wounds to the head, but the victim’s autopsy is not complete.