19-year-old arrested after man's body found

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Keith Steward, 19, is charged with criminal homicide in the death of a man who disappeared in July.

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NewsChannel9.com: 19-year-old Charged in Soddy-Daisy Homicide

SODDY-DAISY, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities in Soddy-Daisy have charged a teen with criminal homicide in the death of a man who disappeared in July.

City Police Chief Phil Hamrick told WTVC-TV Tuesday morning that officers arrested 19-year-old old Keith Steward in the killing of 24-year-old Casey Burgiss.

Investigators found Burgiss' remains Monday in a remote area on Montlake Mountain.

Police believe Burgiss was killed in a dispute over drugs.

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