ARREST MADE IN CASE OF MURDERED MISSING CLEVELAND MAN
An arrest has been made in a homicide investigation in regards to a missing Cleveland man whose body was found earlier this week. Police have arrested suspect Sean Scott Hale who was in Alabama at the time he was taken into custody. Authorities say that Hale admitted to picking up the victim, Thomas Creek at the Cleveland Hospital. He reportedly said that he shot Creek and dumped his body in the Cherokee National Forest in Polk County. The vehicle that Hale used to transport Creek’s body was later found burned in Alabama. Investigators have not released a motive for the crime. Hale is in the process of being extradited to Cleveland.