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Okeechobee deputies arrest suspect in connection to January murder

Okeechobee deputies arrest suspect in connection to January murder
ALSO, NEW AT FOUR, THE OKEECHOBEE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE ARRESTING A MAN IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEATH OF A PERSON FOUND IN THE WOODS. JAMES DOHENY FACES SEVERAL CHARGES. HE’S NOT CHARGED WITH MURDER. THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS THE PERSON WHO DIED WAS THE VICTIM OF A CRIME, BUT INVESTIGATORS AREN’T SAYING MORE ABOUT THE CAUSE OF DEATH. THE VICTIM’S BODY WAS FOUND JANUARY 16TH, NEAR 14TH AVENUE IN THE DOUGLAS PARK SUBDIVISION. ANYBODY WI
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Okeechobee deputies arrest suspect in connection to January murder
Video above: A look at Monday's top headlines and weather The Okeechobee Sheriff's Office arrested an Okeechobee man Friday as a murder suspect in connection to a body that was found in a wooded area earlier this year.In the headlines: Gay couple denied purchase of displayed Pride onesie at Target in Lake ParkDeputies say 40-year-old James Doheny is charged with one count of accessory after the fact to first-degree murder, one count of destroying/tampering with or fabricating physical evidence and one count of mishandling dead human remains. OSO found the deceased person on the morning of Jan. 16 in the Douglas Park subdivision off of Northeast 14th Avenue.Officials will not release the identity of the victim, as the family enacted Mary's Law, nor the way the person was killed. OSO does confirm that the person was killed in a criminal act. The investigation into the murder is still ongoing. Officials ask anyone with information about the homicide to contact Detective Dale R. La Flam at 863-763-3117, ext. 5032. You can also contact the Treasure Coast Crime Stoppers at 1-800-273-8477.

Video above: A look at Monday's top headlines and weather

The Okeechobee Sheriff's Office arrested an Okeechobee man Friday as a murder suspect in connection to a body that was found in a wooded area earlier this year.

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In the headlines: Gay couple denied purchase of displayed Pride onesie at Target in Lake Park

Deputies say 40-year-old James Doheny is charged with one count of accessory after the fact to first-degree murder, one count of destroying/tampering with or fabricating physical evidence and one count of mishandling dead human remains.

OSO found the deceased person on the morning of Jan. 16 in the Douglas Park subdivision off of Northeast 14th Avenue.

Officials will not release the identity of the victim, as the family enacted Mary's Law, nor the way the person was killed. OSO does confirm that the person was killed in a criminal act.

The investigation into the murder is still ongoing. Officials ask anyone with information about the homicide to contact Detective Dale R. La Flam at 863-763-3117, ext. 5032. You can also contact the Treasure Coast Crime Stoppers at 1-800-273-8477.