SPRINGFIELD, Tenn. (WKRN) – Springfield police are conducting a death investigation after a body was found in a yard Sunday.

According to Smokey Barn News, the body was discovered in the yard of a home in the 1800 block of Woodland Street just before 8 a.m. Sunday morning.

Officials told Smokey Barn News that the body is of a man estimated to be in his mid-20s.

Springfield Police Chief Jason Head told SBN that they have already developed some persons of interest and there is not likely a danger to the community.

One of the suspects, Jose Ernesto Perez was placed in custody during the early hours of the investigation.

Perez was transported to the Robertson County Detention Facility in Springfield where he is being held without bond.

The cause of death is still under investigation and an autopsy will be performed on the body.

The investigation is ongoing.