WYTHE COUNTY, Va. – Wythe County deputies have arrested a man after a woman was found shot to death in the Jefferson National Forest.
Deputies responded to the call around 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. A body had been found near the roadway on Oriole Drive.
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The woman's identity is known and will be made public once the sheriff's office is able to notify her family.
As a result of the investigation, 53-year-old Smyth County resident Steven Ray Crouse was identified as a person of interest. Deputies executed a search warrant at his home in Ceres and collected enough evidence to charge him with first-degree murder, disposal of a body, and the use of a gun in the commission of a felony.
The sheriff's office is not releasing any more details at the moment, as this is an active investigation.