The GBI has identified the victim found in a burning car under a bridge in Eastman on Saturday.
A release from the GBI says 48-year-old Doug Sheriff’s white BMW was found under the Gum Swamp Creek Bridge off Dublin Highway in Dodge County.
Investigators found the remains of his girlfriend, 50-year-old Michelle Bazemore, inside.
Sheriff was taken into custody Saturday and charged with arson. So far, he is NOT charged with Bazemore’s death.
The cause and manner of her death is still under investigation, and additional charges may be pending.
Dianne Minor lives in Dodge County, she says it's rare for something like this to happen in her hometown.
"This is Dodge County. Stuff like this don't happen around here. This is just a close knit, close built family and everybody loves everybody around here," says Minor.
In April, a Chester couple was found dead inside their home off highway 126. Sheriff Lynn Sheffield says this weekend's death brings the homicide toll for Dodge County to 3 so far in 2018.