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DA won’t bring murder charge in case of man found dead in woods

Darragh says not enough evidence ‘that the deceased was in fact murdered’

Michael Anthony Dean consults with attorney Larry Duttweiler Friday, March 1, 2019, in Hall County Magistrate Court during a committal hearing for a charge of murder in the death of Ricky Lee Sealey, 58. Dean was indicted for concealing a death, but not on the murder charge. Dean was found not guilty on Aug. 28, 2019. - photo by Scott Rogers

03022019 DEAN 3.jpg — Michael Anthony Dean consults with attorney Larry Duttweiler Friday, March 1, 2019, in Hall County Magistrate Court during a committal hearing for a charge of murder in the death of Ricky Lee Sealey, 58. Dean was indicted for concealing a death, but not on the murder charge. Dean was found not guilty on Aug. 28, 2019. - photo by Scott Rogers

Two weeks after a hearing for a suspect in the case, District Attorney Lee Darragh said he was not pursuing a murder charge in the August 2016 death of Ricky Lee Sealey.