Investigation at Forrest River Apartments in Gadsden / UPDATED / Body Found

Forest River Apts 1Additional information has now been released regarding a criminal investigation occurring at the Forrest River Apartment Complex in Gadsden.

According to Gadsden Police Public Information Officer Captain Bobby Jackson, police were dispatched to the location shortly after 8:30 Monday morning in order to conduct a welfare check on 41 year old Vanessa Christine Lee.

Lee - Murder VictimLee lived in the “C” section of the apartment complex, along with her boyfriend, 53 year old Leon Marbury III.

Marbury III x2Officers discovered evidence that a crime had occurred at the apartment, and Marbury was soon located nearby and taken in for questioning; he was later arrested and transported to the Etowah County Detention Center, charged with Hindering Prosecution 1st Degree.

Shortly after 7:00pm detectives discovered the body of Vanessa Lee just off the roadway – near the intersection of Fain Street and Davis Street in East Gadsden.

The investigation is on-going with additional charges pending against Marbury.

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