A 54-year-old man has been charged with criminal homicide after a decomposed body was found Monday inside a car on the Westside.
Michael Orr, 54, is charged in the death of 48-year-old Samuel Moore, Jr.
Chattanooga Police responded Monday to a call of a deceased person. Police located what appeared to be a black male inside a car at 900 Boynton.
Due to advanced stages of decomposition, a cause of death could not be assessed.
An autopsy later determined the manner of death to be a homicide.
Police said there is video from Thursday of the car being backed into the spot where it was when the body was found. Orr was identified as one of two men in the car.
A witness said he was talking to Moore at the time and he heard him arguing with another man.
Investigators have made an arrest in the case, but are seeking additional information.
Chattanooga Police ask anyone with
any information regarding this incident to call
423-643-5100
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