Hancock County Business Owner Murdered

SPARTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A 60 year old man was found dead in his Hancock County business on Sunday. 

Nelson Garner from Cumming, Georgia owns a deer processing plant here in Middle Georgia. 

According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, a relative found his body there around 9:30 last night. 

Garner was last seen alive yesterday around 4 pm.  His cause of death is being withheld while the investigation continues.