A Marion County, Tenn., man who went missing last week was found dead by family members in Suck Creek on Thursday.
On April 30, 48-year-old Whitwell resident Jason Thomas “Jake” Dodson got out of his girlfriend’s car on Suck Creek Road to step into the woods and relieve himself, Marion County Sheriff Ronnie “Bo” Burnett said Monday.
Dodson’s girlfriend apparently thought he had gotten into a car with the people who were following them in another vehicle, Burnett said.
“In the darkness, he got too close to the edge and fell off into the creek,” Burnett said.
Suck Creek Road just over the county line is very near the banks of Suck Creek.