A man has been arrested in connection to the discovery of a woman’s body in a DeKalb County cornfield earlier this month.
Warren County Sheriff Jackie D. Matheny, Jr. has announced the arrest of Joshua Wayne Goff for Abuse of a Corpse and Tampering with Evidence.
Rebecca Maxfield, age 29, of Smithville, Tennessee was reported missing on or about August 4th, 2024, and her body was discovered by a Warren County Sheriff’s Investigator inside of a vehicle located in a cornfield in Dekalb County on August 9, 2024.
Mr. Goff was taken into custody Monday (8/19/2024) and booked into the Warren County Jail under a $60,000.00 bond.
The investigation into Ms. Maxfield’s death is ongoing.
The charges and allegations referenced from the Warren County Sheriff’s Office press release are merely accusations of criminal conduct and not evidence. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt and convicted through due process of law.
(Photo Joshua Wayne Goff courtesy Warren County Sheriff’s Office)
