GBI seeks public’s help in Telfair County death investigation
A fisherman found a body at a boat landing along the Ocmulgee River on November 11 at 12:55 p.m.
UPDATE (11/19/2024): The Georgia State Patrol dive team located the Jeep Compass rented by Devin Jeter on November 19 around 9:45 a.m, according to the GBI.
The Jeep was recovered from the Ocmulgee River, near where Jeter’s body was discovered.
According to the GBI, Investigators found no visible damage on the Jeep.
ORIGINAL (11/14/2024):
TELFAIR COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) is seeking the public’s help in a death investigation for 25-year-old Devin Jeter of Scottsdale, Georgia.
Jeter’s body was found in the Ocmulgee River near Lumber City, Georgia.
A fisherman found a body at a boat landing along the Ocmulgee River on November 11 at 12:55 p.m.
Telfair County Sheriff Sim Davidson requested GBI assistance in the investigation. The body was identified as Jeter, who had been reported missing by his family to the Atlanta Police Department three days earlier on November 8.
Jeter was last known to be at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Airport on the night of November 7, where he rented a 2024 silver Jeep Compass with Florida license plate EWAG47. Jeter was reportedly headed to Jacksonville, Florida, where he was stationed in the U.S. Navy.
When Jeter didn’t show up for work the next day, his co-workers alerted his family, prompting them to report him missing.
An autopsy found no apparent injuries; however, investigators are awaiting further forensic tests to provide further insights. The rented Jeep Compass has not yet been located.
If you have any information,contact the GBI regional investigative office in Eastman at 478-374-6988, or share tips anonymously via the GBI’s tip line at 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), online at GBI’s tip submission page, or through the “See Something, Send Something” mobile app.
