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Body found near highway identified

Posted at 8:19 AM, Mar 25, 2018
and last updated 2018-03-25 15:06:29-04

Tulsa police said they have identified the body that was found at 1400 South Lewis Avenue Saturday morning.

Police said they recovered the body of Craig Henderson, 60, around 7:46 a.m. when the suspect, Jim Mickey Drake, 64, flagged down an off-duty officer. Drake was arrested for first degree manslaughter, police said.

Officials said Henderson walked with a cane and the cane was part of the murder scene.

The medical examiner will determine the cause of death, but it appeared Henderson died of blunt force trauma, officials said.

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