Arby’s manager found dead in the freezer

UPDATE 5/12/23 9:40 AM: New Iberia police have confirmed that the person found in the freezer was a manager at the facility.

ORIGINAL 5/11/23 8:51 PM: NEW IBERIA, La. (KLFY) — An unidentified person was found dead Thursday night at a New Iberia restaurant under conditions police described as “suspicious,” authorities said.

New Iberia Police spokeswoman Daesha Hughes said officers are at the scene at New Iberia Arby’s investigating a suspicious death.

The body was found in the restaurant’s freezer, according to Captain Leland Laseter of the New Iberia Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Department.

Further details are not available. This story will be updated as more information is released.