Man charged with murder after missing North Carolina woman found buried

A warrant charging Jaydakis Kashaune Hamilton, 25, with first-degree murder was issued Sunday after investigators identified human remains buried at a home in Rutherfordton as Jordan Elaine Wishon, a 30-year-old woman. Hamilton was already jailed on unrelated charges when the homicide warrant was signed, and he had not yet been served with it as of Monday.

Wishon was first reported missing Friday, June 26, from the South Church Street area of Mooresboro, North Carolina. Investigators interviewed people connected to her disappearance and then executed multiple search warrants from Friday night into the early morning hours of Saturday, June 27.

At about 5:17 a.m. Saturday, deputies found human remains buried on a property on Pebblestone Lane in Rutherfordton. Authorities later identified those remains as Wishon. The sheriff's office has not publicly detailed the evidence that tied Hamilton to the burial site, but the arrest warrant moved the case from a missing-person investigation into a homicide case.

Hamilton, who is from Rutherfordton, was being held at the Polk County Detention Center on unrelated charges when the murder warrant was obtained. He also had recent driving-related charges and a vehicle theft charge before the homicide warrant was issued.

Glen Overhulser, a family friend, said she was “a real sweet girl” and said she often helped him because he is elderly and disabled. William Evans, a neighbor, said he recognized Wishon after her photo was released and said he had seen her around the neighborhood.

Prosecutors will now have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Hamilton committed first-degree murder, which in North Carolina means establishing an unlawful killing with premeditation and deliberation.