Dead man found near North Little Rock identified as suspect in murder two weeks earlier

Pulaski County officials on Wednesday identified a man found dead nearly two weeks ago as a suspect in a homicide that occurred earlier this month and said his death also is being investigated as a homicide.

Authorities have been investigating the death of 48-year-old Chad Williams of North Little Rock since his body was found on the side of the road in the area of ​​6500 Kelly Road on August 17, the news release said. Based on the findings, they now believe it was a homicide.

Williams' cause of death was not disclosed in the press release and his identity had not been publicly released before Wednesday.

He was previously listed as a suspect in the killing of 53-year-old Jace Alexander, who officers found partially buried in a wooded area near Vaughn Road on August 2.

The location where Williams' body was found is about a mile from where officers found Alexander's body.

Officers arrested two more men in connection with Alexander's killing – 33-year-old Michael Nettles on August 15 and 38-year-old Dustin Stuart on August 16.

In his wanted poster, authorities said Williams could be armed and dangerous, that he did not own a vehicle and that he might be in the rural area of ​​the county outside of North Little Rock.