NC Man Carl Dewayne Melton ID’d As Body Found Monday In Middle Of 250-Acer Monroe Field

UNION COUNTY, NC. (THECOUNT) — Carl Dewayne Melton has been identified as the victim found dead by Monroe farmer in the middle of a 250-acre field Monday afternoon.

The body of Melton, 33, was found along McManus Road, south of Monroe, NC, and just a few miles from the state line, according to officials.

Investigators believe the body had been there for a while, but it is too soon to provide a cause of death and whether foul play was involved.

Officials in Union County have identified the person found dead by a farmer in the middle of a 250-acre field Monday afternoon. Investigators said the body of Carl Dewayne Melton, 33, was found along McManus Road, south of Monroe and just a few miles from the state line. source

“It is very limited when you have a body in a field, badly decomposed. Our investigators are very good and they’re very thorough and they’ll look at all leads in this case,” Union County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Todd Elmore said.

Investigators said Melton was last seen in August and reported missing to the Union County Sheriff’s Office on Sept. 3.

Anyone with possible information on the deadly incident should contact police at 911.