UPDATE: Body found in Dade Co. pond identified as man charged with child molestation

UPDATE: Body found in Dade Co. pond identified as man charged with child molestation

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has identified the body found in a Dade County pond as 46-year-old John Richard Sweatt, who was wanted on criminal charges. Autopsy pending.

Body of Wanted Man Found in Trenton Pond, GBI Investigating

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) is investigating the death of 46-year-old John Richard Sweatt after his body was found floating in a pond in Dade County on Thursday afternoon. At approximately 2:40 p.m. on July 3, 2025, Dade County 911 received a report of a body in a pond near the dam in the 2000 block of New Home Road. The original call described a possible mannequin floating in the pond, but when deputies arrived, they confirmed it …

UPDATE: Body Found in Dade County Pond Identified as Man Wanted on Multiple Felony Warrants - Discover Dade

Authorities have identified the body found in a pond Thursday afternoon as a man who had been wanted for multiple serious criminal charges. According to a release from the Dade County Sheriff’s Office, the deceased has been identified as 46-year-old Richard Sweatt of Trenton. His body was discovered around 2:35 p.m. in a pond in the 2800 block of New Home Road after a caller reported what they believed to be a mannequin floating in the water. Sw…