Chattanooga police arrest suspect in 2018 death of man whose body was found in dumpster

Police patrol car with sirens off during a traffic control.
Police patrol car with sirens off during a traffic control.

A suspect has been arrested in the death of a man whose body was found in a dumpster bin in 2018, according to a news release from the Chattanooga Police Department.

Vincent Nash, 54, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder, especially aggravated robbery and abuse of a corpse. Nash is in custody at the Hamilton County jail, according to the release.

The body of 60-year-old Robert Townsend was found July 13, 2018, in a dumpster bin in the 2500 block of Laura Street.

At the time of the incident the cause of death wasn't released but it was later determined to be a homicide.

- Compiled by Jody Park

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