SPRINGFIELD, Tenn (WTVF) — DNA testing has confirmed that human remains discovered in Springfield's Sulphur Fork Creek on July 4 belong to 68-year-old Joseph Frank Benton Sr., a man who was on Robertson County's most-wanted list.

The shocking discovery of a human leg in the creek has now been linked to Benton, who wasn't a stranger to law enforcement. He was already wanted on charges of sexual exploitation of a minor after his property was raided by law enforcement in rural Springfield.

In addition to the sexual exploitation warrant, Benton was facing dozens of weapon charges in connection to violating probation. This stems from his arrest for domestic violence.

Authorities from local, state and federal offices searched his Owens Chapel Road property on March 27, 2024. According to cour

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