RUSK COUNTY, Texas — Officials have identified the body of a man that was found last week in Rusk County.
The body was located Tuesday, April 10, southwest of Henderson, near the River of Life Ministries parking lot on Highway 79 South.
Rusk County Sheriff Johnwayne Valdez tells CBS19, the search for the man began Monday afternoon and continued into Tuesday.
When the body was found, it was badly decomposed, according to Sheriff Valdez.
The man has been identified as 31-year-old Wallace Gene Judalet, Jr. Prior to locating Judalet's body, he had been missing for 12 days.
Sheriff Valdez tells CBS19 toxicology and autopsy results are pending.
Funeral services for Judalet will be held at a later date, according to Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home in Henderson.
