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The Spalding County Sheriff s Office said Thursday they had arrested Erik Eduardo Cabrealopez.
Credit: Spalding County Sheriff s Office Author: Jonathan Raymond (11Alive) Updated: 3:59 PM EDT April 15, 2021
SPALDING COUNTY, Ga. Authorities in Spalding County said Thursday they had arrested a suspect in the case of two bodies being found earlier this week in a burned-out pickup truck.
The Spalding County Sheriff s Office said Erik Eduardo Cabrealopez had been arrested and charged with two counts of murder, felony murder, malice murder, aggravated assault, kidnapping, concealing a death and tampering with evidence.
They identified the victims, whose bodies were found Tuesday after the truck fire was extinguished, as 29-year-old Joshua Wyatt and 36-year-old Carlos Benford. They had both been reported missing in Henry County.
Man arrested, victims identified in discovery of two bodies in burned-out truck in Spalding County Jonathan Raymond
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Authorities in Spalding County said Thursday they had arrested a suspect in the case of two bodies being found earlier this week in a burned-out pickup truck.
The Spalding County Sheriff s Office said Erik Eduardo Cabrealopez had been arrested and charged with two counts of murder, felony murder, malice murder, aggravated assault, kidnapping, concealing a death, and tampering with evidence.
They identified the victims, whose bodies were found Tuesday after the truck fire was extinguished, as 29-year-old Joshua Wyatt and 36-year-old Carlos Benford. They had both been reported missing in Henry County by their families. The family told authorities Benford was a diabetic and was insulin-dependent. Wyatt s family said he was a young man who continuously stayed in touch with his family.