Authorities discovered the body of a Salisbury man Friday whose truck had been found in Moore County in August.

Officers in Rowan and Montgomery county have arrested two suspects and are searching for a third man.

The body of Jeffrey Allen Wills, 37, was found in neighboring Montgomery County. Police charged Mandy Latasha Clontz, 24, of Landis, and Travis Crisco, 28, of Seagrove, with murder.

They are searching for Nicholas Jermaine Steele, 24, in connection with the murder. Police consider him armed and dangerous.

Wills had been missing since Aug. 18 when his mother reported him missing.

Moore County sheriff's deputies found his vehicle pushed in to a creek off Leach Road in Star on Aug. 19. Detectives from Rowan County took possession of the vehicle.

The investigation led investigators to Clontz's home in Landis Friday where they discovered evidence of an assault and obtained warrants.

Wills owned the Saturday Night Lounge in Kannapolis.

Matthew Moriarty can be reached at 693-2479 or by e-mail at moriarty@thepilot.com.