Manhunt for Suspect Underway After Dismembered Body Found in Plastic Bags in Yard of Georgia Home.

Georgia's Bureau of Investigations are looking for a suspect after they say a dismembered body was found in the front yard of a small town home.

Hancock County Police received a call around 7pm on May 4th stating that there was a dead body in the yard of a home on Main Street. When they arrived they did confirm that there was a deceased person. At this moment they do not know how long the person has been dead and they are not identifying the victim's identity. Authorities have said that they have a person of interest in the case.

A law enforcement source familiar with the investigation told the newspaper that the body had been placed “in plastic bags” and may have been dismembered.

The city of Devereux is a tiny community of about 1,400 people located southeast of Atlanta, roughly halfway between Macon and Augusta.

Anyone that has information can call the GBI’s regional investigative office in Milledgeville at 478-445-4173 or the Hancock County Sheriff’s office at 706-444-6471. Tips can also be submitted by calling 1-800-597-TIPS(8477), online at https://gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online, or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app.