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Dale Sands, a 53-year-old Allstate insurance agent, was reported missing from Baton Rouge on August 22, 2017. The next afternoon his body was found in the backyard of a home on Great Smokey Avenue; an autopsy showed he had sustained multiple gunshot wounds.

Investigators focused on 34-year-old Daryel Johnson after Sands’ body was located in the backyard of Johnson’s residence. Police say Sands’ truck was recovered on August 24 with Johnson’s fingerprints on a cigar wrapper inside. A witness told investigators they heard Johnson on the phone saying he needed to move a body and later alleged Johnson threatened the witness and their family when he realized he had been overheard.

Johnson was arrested and booked on August 31, 2017, on charges including first-degree murder, armed robbery, intimidation of a witness, and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. Does anyone have information about Sands’ movements on August 22 or about the recovery of the truck?