A Georgia man was detained in Grand Rapids on Friday and charged with murder in connection with the death of a man found in Arkansas a few weeks ago.
According to the Arkansas Department of Public Safety, U.S. Marshals apprehended a 30-year-old Atlanta man and charged him with first-degree murder, aggravated robbery, theft of goods, and failure to report an accident causing injury.
Extradition to Arkansas is pending.
The case involves a guy who was discovered deceased by a passerby at the Interstate 40 rest area near Ozark in West Arkansas around 1:45 a.m. on January 4. The victim was German Portillo-Batres, 59, from Richmond, Texas.
The Ozark Police Department requested assistance from the Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division, which issued felony arrest warrants.