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Newton County Sheriff Robert Burby on Wednesday released the name of a man who was found dead in Toledo Bend Reservoir early Monday morning, but he said that preliminary autopsy results have not yet been received. According to Burby, the man was 54-year-old Jerry Lynn Reynolds, and he lived in the Toledo Bend Community, which is where his body was found just offshore. Meanwhile, Burby said the investigation into the man’s death is continuing, and he asked for anyone with any information about the death to contact the department at 409-379-3636. You do not have to give your name.