Police Identify Body Found in Creek as 55-year-old Conyers resident Timothy Clements

Police know the identity of a man found in a Newton County creek Friday afteoon.

State and local officials are investigating the death of a Conyers man, his family said, who left for work and never came home.

It was gruesome discovery Friday. "When we arrived, we discovered local fishermen in the area had discovered a body – actually in Snapping Shoals Creek -- off the bridge here, off 212." said Newton County Sheriff's First Lt. Mark Mitchell.

The body, wrapped in material, has now been identified as 55-year-old Conyers resident Timothy Clements.

According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Clements left his home in Conyers early Thursday moing to go to work as a landscaper. That was the last time his family saw him alive. The very next day, they reported him missing.

The GBI isn't talking about the condition of the body -- and will only say Clements was identified by his unique dental work. They also aren't saying how he died but have ruled it a homicide.

Investigators said Clements' truck, a red 1991Ford F150, with Georgia tags 955BJR is still missing.

Anyone with information on the truck or the incident is asked to call the Newton County Sheriff's Office at 678-625-1400 or the GBI tip line at 1-800-597-tips.

UPDATE-

Facing charges in Timothy Clements' death are (from left) Pablo Maldonado, Brittney Sumner-Beasley and Christian Caldwell.