By Associated Press - Monday, April 8, 2019

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - Police in West Virginia say human remains found by a worker clearing brush have been identified as a man who has been missing since 2015.

Harrison County Sheriff Robert Matheny tells news outlets the remains found near U.S. Route 19 last week were identified as 50-year-old Richard Lee Stonebreaker of Clarksburg.

The body has been sent to a medical examiner to determine the cause of death.

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