Where is Monisha?

That’s a question that investigators are seeking the answer to even after charging a suspect with murder and other felonies related to a missing persons case stemming from late February.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Cedartown Police Department are still searching for the body of a missing woman now presumed dead at the hands of the man who stands accused of the crime who remains in the DeKalb County Jail.

Joseph Leroy Jones, 30, remains in the jail facility in Decatur after he was booked into the facility on a pair of felony probation violation warrants, where he has remained in custody since February 28.

Jones is charged locally with murder, aggravated assault by strangulation and aggravated stalking in connection to Monisha Leath’s death. She has yet to be found since she was reported missing late in February, dead or alive.

Cedartown Police Chief Jamie Newsome said the investigation remains ongoing and police are still asking for the public’s help in finding Leath.

He said the investigation is ongoing, and could not make any further comments at this time.

Those with information are encouraged to contact the Georgia Bureau of Investigation or the Cedartown Police Department with further details.

Leath, a 32-year-old black female, was last seen on February 24 and was believed to be near the Floyd/Polk County line at the time. When she was last seen, she was five-foot-seven, 180 pounds and had a nostril piercing and a tattoo on her left hand.

If anyone knows the whereabouts of Leath’s remains, provide that or any information pertaining to the case by immediately calling 1-800-597-8477 (TIPS), or report it anonymously at this GBI reporting link online.

Previously posted:

Note: The following was released by the Cedartown Police Department. – KtE

CEDARTOWN – Georgia Bureau of Investigation agents have charged Joseph Leroy Jones, 30, with murder, aggravated assault by strangulation, and aggravated stalking in connection to Monisha Leath’s death.

Both Jones and Leath were reportedly residing in Cedartown at the time of her disappearance. She was reported missing on Feb. 24, 2022. The Cedartown Police Department asked the GBI to assist with the investigation. Her body has not been recovered.

Jones was taken into custody on Friday, Feb. 25, 2022, in Thomson, Ga., on unrelated charges. He was subsequently taken to the DeKalb County Jail where he remains in custody.

Check back for more information as it becomes available.