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Search ends for missing man in Chesterfield County

Johnny Ray Roscoe, 61, was last seen on Monday evening on Highway 102 between Hunts Mill Road and Turnage Road in the Patrick area.
Credit: Chesterfield County Sheriff's Office
Johnny Ray Roscoe

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, S.C. — Deputies were searching for a missing man in Chesterfield County Thursday afternoon. 

The sheriff's office said Johnny Ray Roscoe, 61, was last seen on Monday evening.

On Thursday evening, investigators told NBC Charlotte said Roscoe's body was found in a "heavily, wooded, swampy area" near where he used to live off Highway 102 in Patrick.

"Sheriff Dixon and the Chesterfield County Sheriff's Office express their condolences to the family and friends of Mr. Roscoe," a statement read.

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