Freestone County, Texas
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Corsicana Daily Sun newspaper

Marshall "Marty" Fletcher

1/19/2004 Deceased man found in rest area
By LOYD COOK/Daily Sun Staff 

A deceased man was found in his vehicle at a rest area on Interstate 45 
Saturday afternoon, according to law enforcement officials.

Highway Patrol Trooper Kevin January discovered Marshall "Marty" Fletcher, 45,
of Amarillo in his Ford F-150 pickup at the rest area on the northbound side 
of I-45 near the 216 mile marker, Navarro County Sheriff's Office Deputy 
Justin Lewis said . That area is between Streetman and Richland on the 
interstate.

Fletcher was found locked inside his truck and indications at the scene lead 
officials to believe he pulled into the rest area to take a nap. Officials 
said Fletcher was returning home from M.D. Andersen Hospital in Houston, where 
a family member is receiving treatment.

Justice of the Peace Judge Bob McQuary performed the inquest at the scene and
ordered Fletcher's remains sent to the Southwest Institute of Forensic 
Sciences in Dallas for an autopsy -- a standard procedure given Fletcher's 
age and the fact that his death was unattended.

Officials are treating the death as being of unknown causes, pending results 
of the autopsy.

Lewis said sheriff's office dispatchers first received the call at about 4:15
p.m. Saturday. Trooper January secured the scene until Lewis arrived. NCSO 
Det. Todd Henkel, the on-call investigator this past weekend, is in charge of
the investigation, Lewis said.

Officials were unsure how long Fletcher's vehicle had been parked at the rest
area.