The Kennesaw Police Department arrested a 27-year-old man for Concealing the Death of Another, Tampering with Evidence, four counts of Financial Transaction Card Theft and multiple drug charges.

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The arrest arose from an incident initially investigated by the Acworth Police Department.

According to the public information release from the City of Kennesaw, at about 10 a.m. on October 14 Acworth Police were doing a welfare check on someone at a location on Ivey Road, and found a body.

The Acworth police determined that Amanda Sharpe, 40, had died at a Kennesaw address and the body was moved into Acworth, so at that point the Kennesaw police took over the investigation.

The arrest was made the next day.

The cause of death is undetermined pending investigation by the Cobb County Medical Examiner’s Office.

The public information release stated “This is an active investigation. If you have any information regarding this case, please contact Detective Amica at 770-429-4533.”   

About the City of Kennesaw

The City of Kennesaw was incorporated in 1887. With a population of 33,036 according to the recent decennial census, Kennesaw is the third-largest city in Cobb County, behind Marietta and Smyrna.