Authorities confirmed that the body of a Georgia teenager who was stabbed to death in October was cremated before it could undergo an autopsy.

J.T. Schroeder, 18, died in October after he was allegedly stabbed by 48-year-old Delano Middleton at a Walmart store in Whitemarsh Island. Following the teenager's death, his organs were donated , and his body was released to a funeral home, where it was cremated. However, Schroeder's body was supposed to undergo an autopsy in connection with the criminal investigation.

Now the Chatham County district attorney says someone else could face felony charges for the massive blunder.

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