The Sharp County Sheriff’s Department along with the Cave City Police Department are investigating the death of a young woman in Cave City.

Sharp County Dispatch received a call on Tuesday October 12th reporting a deceased female at an apartment located in Cave City.

Law enforcement arrived and discovered Katelyn Hodges, age 21 deceased inside an apartment that belonged to James Thompson.

Katelyn Hodges’ body was transported to the Arkansas State Medical Examiner’s Office in Little Rock for an autopsy, the cause of death is unknown at this time.

Law enforcement arrested James Thompson, age 37,(the resident of the apartment) on a charge of Violating A No Contact Order along with an Investigative Hold and was transported to the Sharp County Detention Center.

The Cave City Police Department along with the Sharp County Sheriff’s Department are investigating the death, more details will be released as they become available.