SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The Chatham County Police Department confirms the body of stabbing victim J.T. Schroeder was released and cremated by Memorial Hospital despite official holds from the Chatham County Coroner’s Office and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

According to Chatham County Police, 18-year-old Schroeder was stabbed and killed during an altercation at the Walmart on Highway 80 on Whitemarsh Island in October. Police arrested and charged Delano Middleton in connection to the stabbing death.

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