Sheriff visiting mother spots man wanted for murdering woman who had been missing for months, disarms him and takes him into custody: Cops

A Mississippi sheriff's sojourn to his parent ended with him disarming and arresting a antheral accused of sidesplitting a Georgia pistillate who had been missing for months.

Comer McWaters, 68, is charged with murder successful the decease of 49-year-old Eden Sexton successful Alabama, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.

The Columbus Police Department successful Georgia announced Sexton's disappearance connected Feb. 27. She was past seen astir 11 a.m. Feb. 22 successful the 4000 artifact of Victory Drive.

Cops successful Alabama identified McWaters arsenic a fishy and obtained a warrant for his arrest.

On Sept. 21, the Perry County Sheriff's Office successful Mississippi received a extremity that a antheral from Alabama was surviving successful the Buck Creek assemblage and utilizing an alias to debar arrest. At this point, deputies did not cognize McWaters  was wanted for murder. When they tried to instrumentality him into custody, helium allegedly ran distant and disappeared into the woods.

Later that day, Perry County Sheriff Jacob Garner was visiting his parent erstwhile helium saw a antheral look from the woods and walking on a backstage drive.

It was McWaters.

McWaters became "extremely combative and aggressive" and was equipped with 2 ample knives, cops say.

"McWaters did not surrender easily," cops wrote successful a property release. "Despite being 68 years old, McWaters was beardown for his property and physically resisted Sheriff Garner. A carnal conflict followed, during which Sheriff Garner was capable to disarm McWaters and instrumentality him into custody."

Once McWaters was successful cuffs, deputies confirmed his individuality and learned helium was wanted for execution successful Alabama.

Cops person not said however they identified McWaters arsenic a suspect.

Sexton's person started a Help Find Eden Sexton Facebook leafage which offered further details. The person said Sexton had been staying astatine a motel astatine the clip of her disappearance. Employees told the person that Sexton near the motel with an older antheral — seemingly McWaters — and was ne'er seen again.

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According to the friend, McWaters told cops that helium and Sexton got into an statement portion they were driving and she got retired of his car.

But cops accidental that was not the case.

Cops allegedly recovered Sexton's DNA successful McWaters' car and location successful Little Texas, which is astir 45 miles eastbound of Montgomery.

Authorities person not elaborate the narration betwixt McWaters and Sexton nor person they released a motive for the alleged slaying.

McWaters remains successful the Perry County Jail successful Mississippi.