Wednesday June 4th, 2025 1:45PM

Douglasville man charged in death

By The Associated Press
<p>A Douglasville man has been charged with murder in the death of a 21-year-old whose remains were found July 14 along a gravel road in Carroll County.</p><p>John Edward Woodham, 28, was arrested Thursday night in the death of Dylan Joseph Polen, Carroll County sheriff's Lt. Shane Taylor said Friday.</p><p>Officials have declined comment on the cause of death or a motive in the slaying.</p><p>The Georgia Bureau of Investigation crime lab ruled the death a homicide shortly after the remains were found in an area where trees had been cut for pulp wood.</p><p>Polen was a native of Jackson, Mo., and had been living in Atlanta at the time of his disappearance July 9. Between September and January 2004, he had worked as a volunteer for a Christian-based ministry called Mission Year.</p><p>Religious tattoos helped authorities identify the body.</p>
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