Amite City Police Dept reported a grisly discovery over the weekend after receiving information that human remains were buried under a house.
Detectives with Amite City Police Department along with detectives from Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Department responded to the 300 block of South Third Street, armed with a search warrant for the property.
Once detectives made entry into the unoccupied residence, they observed the floor had been replaced recently. After uncovering the floor then digging into the ground, detectives were able to recover possible human remains.
The remains were transported to the Tangipahoa Parish Coroner’s Office.
Joanna Phelps from Amite was arrested and charged with Principle to First Degree Murder. Phelps was booked into the Tangipahoa Parish Jail.
This matter is still under investigation.
