Authorities file 30 more charges against Marsh in Georgia

NOBLE - Tri-State Crematory operator Ray Brent Marsh was charged Wednesday with 30 more counts of theft by deception by Georgia authorities in connection with the bodies found on his property. <br> <br> Marsh now faces 204 charges in Georgia of theft by deception. Officials have discovered 339 corpses on the property around the Noble crematorium. <br> <br> The 28-year-old Marsh has been in custody since last month for allegedly dumping the bodies behind his crematory rather than cremating them, as he was paid to do. <br> <br> Authorities in nearby Tennessee&#39;s Bradley County said they will not take their case against Marsh before a grand jury Wednesday at the request of Georgia authorities. <br> <br> Meanwhile in neighboring Hamilton County, Tennessee, authorities Tuesday launched their own investigation into whether the crematory violated Tennessee laws. <br> <br> Since February 15, investigators have recovered 339 bodies on 16 acres behind Marsh&#39;s crematory. So far, 109 bodies have been identified. <br> <br> County records show at least 250 bodies sent to the crematory since 1998 were from Tennessee. Tri-State also contracted with funeral homes in Alabama and Georgia.

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