10/17/2022
Remains found in an Oklahoma river have been identified as belonging to the four men who went missing last week in Okmulgee.
One week ago, family members reported 32-year-old Mark Chastain, 30-year-old Billy Chastain, 32-year-old Mike Sparks, and 29-year-old Alex Stevens missing. The Okmulgee Police Department said all four were close friends and were believed to have left Billy Chastain’s house on bicycles on Oct. 9.
On Friday afternoon, search crews stumbled upon human remains in a river southwest of Okmulgee.
On Monday afternoon, Okmulgee authorities announced the remains had been positively identified as the missing men.
“This investigation is now a murder investigation,” said Okmulgee Police Chief Joe Prentice.
Prentice said all four men suffered gunshot wounds and were dismembered before their remains were thrown in the river.
Investigators said they searched a salvage yard where one of the men’s phones was tracked, but they didn’t find anything there. However, Prentice says evidence of a “violent event” was found at a nearby property.
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