A Statesboro man is being extradited from Ohio back to Bulloch County where a felony warrant has been issued for his arrest in connection with the murder of a local man who had been reported missing on Saturday.

According to a release from Capt. Jared Akins with the Statesboro Police Department, the mother of a 48-year-old Statesboro resident filed a missing person’s report on Oct. 11 with the Statesboro Police Department.

“She reported that she had not seen her son in several days and was concerned for his safety,” Akins wrote in the release. “She was able to provide officers with a description of his vehicle and license plate, which were entered into NCIC and the Flock tag reader system.”

Detectives were able to determine immediately that the missing man’s phone was no longer in Bullo

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