August 18, 2020 - The Shelby County Sheriff's Department has confirmed the discovery of a body in a pond off State Highway 87 North.
According to the Sheriff's Department, at 7:04pm on August 16th, 2020 Shelby County Sheriff's Deputy Cody Muse was dispatched to U.S. Highway 87 North in the Timpson area in reference to a body being found in a pond.
The body was then identified as that of Marquel Dequan Ealy, aka, "Q-Tip", 35, of Timpson.
Ealy's body was sent to Tyler for an autopsy to deetermine his cause of death.
No further information is available at this time and this incident remains under investigation.
According to area residents who have contacted Shelby County Today, and social media posts, Ealy had been missing leading up to the discovery of his body Sunday.
A gofundme account has been established to help with funeral expenses and it can be found by clicking this link
