DeKalb County Sheriff Jimmy Harris reports the body discovered in Ider on Sunday has been identified and the case is a homicide.

Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences performed an autopsy on the body and the victim is identified as Daniel Thomas Fuller, 33 of Geraldine who was reported missing August 12th to the Geraldine Police Department.

Family members stated it was not unusual for Fuller to be gone for long periods of time but they had no contact for several weeks this time.

The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office started working the missing person case August 13, 2014 and began to follow leads and track Fuller. Fuller’s car was reported to be near Ider and was checked in late July with no one around it.

The car was moved later but no one had contact with Fuller. Family members contacted Ider Chief Crabtree about the missing person and several volunteers rode over a wooded area near the Mule Day campground.

A rider on horseback found the body and the scene was secured for investigators. Evidence was collected and the body was sent to Alabama Department of Forensics Science in Huntsville. The death was listed as a homicide and the cause of death is not being released at this time. The Investigation is on-going.

After presenting evidence to District Attorney Mike O’Dell, a Capital Murder Warrant was issued for the arrest of Daniel Adam Beaty, 32 of Valley Head. Beaty has been in the DeKalb County Jail since mid-August on unrelated charges. Beaty will have no bond for the capital murder charge.