Arrest made in search for missing Georgetown man, becomes criminal investigation

GEORGETOWN, Texas - The search for a missing Georgetown man has led to an arrest and a criminal investigation, according to the Georgetown Police Department.

Police have arrested Jimmy Allen Tschoerner in conjunction with the investigation on Wednesday, March 4. Tschoerner is accused of tampering with and hiding Huber's corpse.

Jimmy Allen Tschoerner (Georgetown Police Dept)

According to police, fifty-year-old Harvey Huber was last seen around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 25 at his business, Huber Auto Repair, in North Georgetown. The Texas Rangers began working on the missing person case with the Georgetown Police Department on Wednesday, February 26.

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Texas EquuSearch, the nonprofit search and recovery team, also came to Georgetown to aid the police department in their search. The nonprofit organized a community search party to look for Harvey Huber on Saturday, February 29.

Tschoerner was convicted of attempted rape and solicitation to murder, in the first-degree, in April 1994 in Kansas, according to police.