The results of the autopsy by the Arkansas State Medical Examiner’s Office on 50 year old RICKEY JOE MILLSAP of Mountain Home, whose body was found in Moccasin Creek at the Baxter County/Izard County line on August 15th, indicates that foul play was involved in his death. The investigation into his death is thus proceeding as a homicide investigation.
The Baxter County Sheriff’s Office and other area law enforcement agencies have been actively investigating the death since the body was discovered. Investigators have been procuring search warrants and collecting forensic evidence.
RICKEY JOE MILLSAP had not been seen since August 9th, but he had not been reported as missing. Due to the ongoing criminal investigation, additional details cannot be released at this time.
Law enforcement agencies involved in the investigation are the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office, Arkansas State Police, Mountain Home Police Department, and the Izard County Sheriff’s Office. Anyone having information concerning the death of RICKEY JOE MILLSAP is asked to contact the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division in person, by phone at (870) 425-7000, or email CID Lieutenant Brad Hurst at: bhurst@baxtercountysheriff.com (mailto:bhurst@baxtercountysheriff.com) Tips can also be made through the
Sheriff’s Office website and mobile app.