HELENA – The body of a Montana math teacher who went missing last weekend when she left her house for a run has been found, and the FBI said Friday it had one man in custody and was questioning another in connection with her disappearance.
Sidney Public School officials posted a statement online saying they learned of Sherry Arnold’s death Friday morning. No further information was available.
FBI Special Agent in Charge David J. Johnson of Salt Lake City said a tip from the public led to the suspects.
The popular 43-year-old math teacher from the oil boom town of Sidney near the North Dakota border had been missing since last Saturday morning. The only clue to her disappearance that had been publicly released was that one of her shoes was found along her running route.
Authorities have been investigating the possibility Arnold was abducted.
Hundreds of residents, police, firefighters and others combed the town and surrounding countryside earlier this week. The school district played an active role in the search by lending buses to transport members of search teams and setting up a fund to defer expenses.