Five people in Georgia have been arrested in connection with a "racially motivated" murder that occurred more than 30 years ago, authorities said. Two of those arrested were law enforcement personnel.
The victim, Timothy Coggins, was found dead in Sunnyside, Georgia, on Oct. 9, 1983, the Spalding County Sheriff's Office said in a press release Friday. Coggins' body was found near a power line in Sunnyside Georgia after he was "brutally murdered" and abandoned, officials said.
Coggins died as a result multiple forms of trauma, according to the sheriff's office.
Two people were charged with murder, two people were charged with obstruction and a fifth person was charged with violation of oath of office.
The arrests were made after new evidence surfaced in recent months and more interviews were conducted.