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Woman found dead in Ringgold. GBI arrests suspect

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By Staff Report 1 min read

A man has been charged with malice murder after a woman was found dead on the side of the road in Ringgold.

Joseph Mays, 34, was arrested Monday. He is being held at the Catoosa County Jail. No bond has been set.

Jamie Wiley, 37, was discovered by a passerby walking near South Chickamauga Creek off Emberson Drive on Saturday.

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The Georgia Bureau of Investigation identified Wiley on Monday by running fingerprints collected during an autopsy through the FBI’s fingerprint identification system.