Crime & Safety
Missing Smyrna Man Located Near Nickajack Creek
Micah James LaBorde's body was found over the weekend in the woodline near Nickajack Creek and Fontaine Road.
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A Smyrna man who went missing last month has been located deceased.
On Saturday, April 5, the Smyrna Police Department responded to reports of a body found in the woodline near Nickajack Creek and Fontaine Road.
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Two men were walking in the woodline near the creek searching for a unique mushroom that grows in that area when they located the body.
The Cobb County Medical Examiner’s office positively identified the body as Micah James LaBorde, 42. A Mattie’s call was issued for LaBorde on March 10, 2014 when he went missing and made threats to commit suicide.
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LaBorde was last seen in the area of Fontaine Road and the East/West Connector near the Silver Comet Trail where his vehicle was parked.
The Smyrna Police Department along with the Cobb County Police Department conducted a grid search of LaBorde’s last known location and were unable to locate him. This incident is being ruled a suicide and no foul play is suspected.
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