August 19, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
An arrest has been made in the death of 29-year-old Rebecca Maxfield.
Warren County Sheriff Jackie D. Matheny, Jr. has announced the arrest of Joshua Wayne Goff for Abuse of a Corpse and Tampering with Evidence. The arrest is the result of the Warren County Sheriff’s Office working with the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, Smithville Police Department, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the District Attorney’s offices from both Warren and DeKalb Counties in the investigation regarding the death of Rebecca Maxfield of Smithville. Ms. Maxfield was reported missing on or about August 4th and her body was discovered by a Warren County Sheriff’s Investigator inside of a vehicle located in a corn field on New Bildad Road in DeKalb County on August 9.
Goff was taken into custody today (Monday), and booked into the Warren County Jail under a $60,000 bond. He will appear before Warren County General Sessions Judge Ryan J. Moore for arraignment.
The investigation into Ms. Maxfield’s death is ongoing. Sheriff Matheny urges anyone who might have any information regarding Ms. Maxfield’s death to contact Investigator Calvin Hammond at (931) 473-8032, or email him at chammond@warrencountytn.gov.