AUGUSTA, Ga. – A surgeon found dead in an east Georgia creek died as a result of strangulation and blunt-force injuries, a coroner said.
Dr. Charles Mann III was last seen in Barnwell County, S.C., on Thursday evening. The 60-year-old doctor typically worked in Barnwell County during the week and returned home to the central Georgia town of Kathleen on the weekends, The Augusta Chronicle reported.
His blue Honda Civic was found Friday in a wooded area of Augusta, police said. Blood was discovered inside the car, Richmond County sheriff’s Lt. Calvin Chew told The Telegraph newspaper of Macon.
The doctor’s body was later recovered in Spirit Creek, less than a mile from the spot where his car had been found.
Authorities have charged 22-year-old Glenn Vincent Riggs II with murder and robbery. Jail records do not list an attorney for Riggs.