James Nathan Haney Jr., 63, was found dead on November 20, 2024, at about 7:15 a.m. in Lake Village, Arkansas. Officers from the Chicot County Sheriff’s Office discovered his body on the grounds of the local cemetery; the coroner pronounced him deceased at the scene and law enforcement immediately opened a homicide investigation.

The Lake Village Police Department asked the Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division to lead the probe. Mr. Haney’s body was taken to the Arkansas State Crime Lab for an autopsy to establish the official cause and manner of death. No suspects, motives, or detailed circumstances have been released, and no arrests have been announced.

Anyone with information about what happened in the area of the cemetery on the morning of November 20 is asked to come forward.