Police have arrested a 34-year-old man in connection to the murder of a Baton Rouge insurance agent.

According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, Daryel Johnson was arrested and charged for the death of Dale Sands, 53.

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Investigators believe robbery was the motive.

Original story: Dale Sands, a Baton Rouge husband, father and grandfather, was named as the man found shot to death in the backyard of a home in Louisiana on Wednesday.

Sands, 53, had originally been reported missing, according to investigators.

The Baton Rouge Police Department confirmed Sands was found on Great Smokey Avenue around 3 p.m. Sgt. L’Jean Mckneely said it is believed Sands was shot Tuesday in the Oak Villa-Great Smokey Avenue area.