SALT LAKE CITY — Charges have been filed against a 38-year-old man in connection to the murder of 22-year-old Chandler Cooper, whose body was found near Saltair in Salt Lake County in 2016.

Casteil Franklin Hamlett was arrested on Monday and faces charges of murder, felony discharge of a firearm with serious bodily injury, and obstruction of justice. He is being held without bail.

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The investigation into Cooper's death began on February 11, 2016, when Unified Police were dispatched to a possible deceased body near Saltair. When police arrived, they found a deceased male in his 20s wearing jeans, a gray sweatshirt, and dark colored shoes.

Investigators noted that the victim, who was later identified by

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