November 24, 2009

An unidentified man's body was found floating in a Virginia lake Saturday. The Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office released information Tuesday regarding the body that was found in Kerr Lake near Clarksville.

The body is that of a white man, possibly between the ages of 35 and 50. He was wearing blue jeans, a canvas belt and black Nike tennis shoes. There was no identification found on the body.

However, police say the man had a tattoo on his right shoulder of a black Doberman Pinscher's head. The word "CAPONE and the date "2-14-92" were tattooed beneath the dog's head.

The body was sent to the state medical examiner's office in Richmond for an autopsy and identification,

The sheriff's office is investigating this as a homicide.

Anyone with information about the identity of this man is asked to call the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office at 888-624-2207 or 434-738-6171, Virginia State Police at 800-552-0962 or their local law enforcement agency.