Body of missing man found in Alabama

Published 5:36 pm Thursday, March 10, 2011

By Staff Reports

The body of David Cupps, an Ohio man believed kidnapped Monday in Vicksburg, has been found in Bessemer, Ala., authorities announced this afternoon.

Two escapees from a Louisiana prison are believed to have carjacked Cupps, 53, who was in Vicksburg on business.

A manhunt continues tonight in western Tennessee for the fugitives, Ricky Wedgeworth, 36, and Darian Pierce, 33.

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They were last seen near Jackson, Tenn., when a state trooper attempted to stop them Tuesday night. They were driving Cupps’ rented vehicle.

Read more in Friday’s The Vicksburg Post.

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