Woman Found Dead In Yard

After receiving a report around 9:30 a.m. Thursday morning of a woman lying in a yard, the Sallisaw Police Dept., Fire Dept. and Pafford EMS responded to the scene on the 200 block of N. Hickory St.

According to a press release from Sallisaw Police Captain Beau Gabbert, the woman , identified as 49 yr-old Leah Denise Fields, was pronounced dead on the scene.

Detectives processed the scene and contacted the State Medical Examiner's office, where Fields' body was sent to determine cause of death, the release said.

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