Body of missing Raleigh man found in Virginia, police say
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – The body of a 39-year-old man missing since Saturday afternoon is believed to have been located in Virginia, Raleigh police said.
William “Andy” Banks’ body was discovered in Virginia with help from the Pittsylvania County Sheriff’s Office.
Bank’s body will be sent to the coroner in Roanoke, Virginia for an autopsy.
Justin Fernando Merritt, of Danville, Virginia was arrested Monday in relation to the disappearance of Banks.
The Chatham Star Tribune reports the body was found on a farm on Beechnut Road in rural Chatham.
Public records show Merritt once lived on Dry Fork Road – which is around a mile from Beechnut Road.
Beechnut Road is around 12 miles northwest of Danville.
Banks, 39, was last seen Saturday afternoon after his family said he was meeting someone in the K&W Cafeteria parking lot at Cameron Village about selling his 2011 Silver Range Rover Sport.
Banks’ Range Rover was located in Danville on Monday.
Merritt was charged with robbery, larceny of motor vehicle, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in connection with the stolen vehicle.
Merritt wasn’t served with those warrants until he was brought to Raleigh. The 34-year-old waived extradition early Tuesday.