11:00 AM Update: The Brown County Sheriff’s Department and the Texas Rangers are investigating the homicide of a North Lake woman whose body was found Sunday evening.
Saturday evening, the sheriff’s office received a call regarding the disappearance of Rhonda “Chantay” Blankinship, 25, a Brown County resident from the North Lake Brownwood area. Family reported last seeing Blankinship Friday in her neighborhood.
Friends, family and volunteers launched a search party Sunday in an effort to locate Blankinship. Chief Deputy Vance Hill discussed the situation. “While everyone was searching for Rhonda, deputies were following up on leads regarding Rhonda’s disappearance.”
Hill reported Blankinship’s body was located around 5:20 p.m. Sunday. “Her body was found in a rural area approximately five miles from her home. The evidence does support that she is a victim of homicide.”
Blankinship’s body has been sent to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy.
Original article: Brown County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Monday morning that they are investigating a homicide in northern Brown County.
“We are investigating the homicide of a 25-year-old female in northern Brown County,” BCSO Chief Deputy Vance Hill said.
Hill said that they are not releasing any other information at this time. More information is expected to be released later today, according to Hill.
Watch this story for more details as they become available.
