UPDATE THURSDAY 4:50 P.M. - Jasper County Deputy Kevin Holloway said that a body has been found in an area where a search was underway for a missing man. Holloway said the body was discovered shortly before 5:00 p.m. Thursday in a wooded area about 200 yards off of Highway 63 West, and near County Road 019.
According to Holloway, a Justice of the Peace was requested to the scene and he said it's expected that an autopsy will be ordered.
However, at this point they can't be certain if the body is that of 69-year-old Jerry Lee Jett pending positive identification at autopsy.