Georgia man arrested in another state after wife's burned remains found: authorities

A Fayetteville, Georgia, man was arrested in Louisiana on Thursday after allegedly killing his wife, burning her body and then burying her under yard waste, authorities said.

The Fayette County Sheriff's Office said Kenneth Hardin Jr. is charged with murder and is being held in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, pending extradition.

In a press release, the Fayette County Sheriff's Office said a domestic dispute occurred between Hardin and his wife at their residence on Merlin Court in Fayetteville in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

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The next morning, Hardin reportedly confessed to his family members that he had killed his wife, burned her body, and left town.

Hardin's father contacted the county dispatch center later that morning to report the alleged incident. When officers arrived at the residence, they discovered evidence consistent with the report.

During the course of the investigation, detectives were able to track Hardin's vehicle to Convington, Louisiana.

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Investigators from the Fayette County Sheriff's Office in the US state of Georgia discovered the burned remains of a woman among garden waste and have since arrested her husband. (iStock)

They then contacted the Louisiana State Patrol and the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office (STPSO) and worked together to locate the vehicle at a nearby motel.

After locating the vehicle, SWAT members arrested Hardin at the motel and booked him into the St. Tammany Parish Correctional Facility as a fugitive, where he awaited extradition to Georgia.

While some investigators pursued Hardin, others continued the investigation at Hardin's residence, where they discovered a shallow grave in a wooded area behind the house.

The sheriff's office said the burned remains of Hardin's wife, Carrie Hardin, were found buried under yard debris.

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Fox News Digital has reached out to the Fayette County Sheriff's Office for more information.

The investigation into this case is ongoing.