A picture of Preston Pierce sits in front of Parkersburg Police Chief Matthew Board during a press conference today. (Photo by Gwen Sour)

Preston Pierce, 58, has been indicted on first-degree felony murder charges in connection to Gretchen Fleming’s disappearance, including concealment of a deceased human body, according to Parkersburg Police Chief Matthew Board, during a press conference today.

A body was found in Wirt County in September. Board said the remains were sent for extensive genetic testing and confirmed to be Fleming.

Read more in the Sunday edition of the Parkersburg News and Sentinel and online at newsandsentinel.com.