CABARRUS COUNTY, N.C. — The Cabarrus County Sheriff’s Office said Monday that a missing 78-year-old man was found dead.
James Thomas Kluttz was reported missing on Thursday around 7:40 p.m.
Cabarrus County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the report at the 4100 block of Lower Stone Church Road. A family member had last seen Kluttz at 7:40 a.m. Thursday, and around 4 p.m. family realized he was missing.
It appeared there was nothing suspicious about the death, the sheriff’s office stated.
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