Police identify dead body found in ditch along highway in Crawford County

A man was found dead Tuesday afternoon by workers mowing grass along a highway just northwest of Musella in Crawford County, the sheriff there said.

No foul play was suspected, but the GBI was called in to help local authorities figure out where the man had come from and what may have happened to him.

The grim discovery was made at about 2:30 p.m. on U.S. Highway 341 in an area of rolling farmland between Culloden and Roberta, some 20 miles due west of Macon.

Sheriff Lewis Walker told The Telegraph that his deputies were working with officers from “other agencies” and that an autopsy would be conducted on the body.

Thursday, authorities identified the body as Edward Lee Knight, 68, of Gwinnett County.

This story was originally published August 3, 2022 at 11:30 AM.

Joe Kovac Jr.

The Telegraph

Joe Kovac Jr. writes about local news and features for The Telegraph, with an eye for human-interest stories. Joe is a Warner Robins native and graduate of Warner Robins High. He joined the Telegraph in 1991 after graduating from the University of Georgia. As a Pulliam Fellowship recipient in 1991, Joe worked for the Indianapolis News. His stories have appeared in the Washington Post, the Seattle Times and Atlanta Magazine. He has been a Livingston Award finalist and won numerous Georgia Press Association and Georgia Associated Press awards.