The DeKalb County Sheriff's office announced the arrest of a man after two women were found dead on December 4.

The bodies of Ruth Genett Rowland, 79, and Charlotte W. Harper, 76, were found inside a home in the 200 block of County Road 158 in Fyffe. The Powell Police Department, the DeKalb Ambulance Service and the sheriff's office responded to the scene.

The DeKalb County Drug and Major Crimes Unit was notified and processed the scene. Investigators determined the bodies had been in the homes for several days.

Oliver Nick Harper, 37, of Fyffe, was arrested and charged with two counts of abuse of a corpse. The sheriff's office said the charges stemmed from actions in the days after the two elderly women died.

"As we continue this investigation our hearts go out to the family and loved

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