BREAKING: Jasper PD believes body in motel room is that of boy reported missing
Complete details are not available at this time. However, officers were apparently called to the
Best Western Inn located in the 200 block of West Gibson Street shortly before 6:00 on Tuesday evening, when it was reported that the body had been found.
Even though it is not conclusive,
Jasper Police Chief Gerald Hall said he and others believe the deceased to be a 6 year old boy who had been reported missing in the Houston area late last week. Hall also said that a person had been detained. However, he did not elaborate any further.
Hall would not release further details, but said the
body of the child was found in a tote bag located in a room on the west side of the motel complex. He also said there were indications the body had been there for some time.
How can a body be in a hotel room for “some time” and nobody notice??