Muskogee human remains ID'd as missing person after dog found carrying decomposed arm
Copyright 2012 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Posted: 10/03/2012
MUSKOGEE, Okla. - Muskogee authorities say the medical examiner's office has identified human remains found last Friday.
Police say the remains have been identified as 46-year-old Ronald Ernesto Sanders.
Police found a body after a city worker discovered a dog carrying a "heavily decomposed" arm in his mouth.
Officials have not yet confirmed the cause of death, and the investigation remains open.
Sanders had been listed as a missing person since August 2.
Sanders had a lengthy arrest record dating back to 1993, including assault and battery and burglary charges in 2009.
Copyright 2012 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
PRINT
Also in the headlines
-
Cell phone video shows London attack
A brave scout leader who may have prevented further violence has emerged as an unlikely hero in the apparent terror attack that left one man dead on the streets of London.
-
WATCH: Kmart ad causing controversy
-
Youngest tornado victims remembered
-
Hard recovery after $2 billion in damage
-
Dad saved 9-year-old at Plaza Towers
-
VIDEO: Teens get stunning tornado view
Photo Galleries
-
PHOTOS: Tornado aftermath in Moore
Photos of the tornado aftermath in Moore, Oklahoma.
-
PHOTOS: Sports stars show giving spirit
-
Tornadoes and damage on May 19
-
Grand Lake boat crash leaves 2 dead
-
PICS: OKC in the 2013 NBA Playoffs
