Body Believed To Be Lil Jon's Son Found In Milton Pond
Cherokee County divers recovered a body at 11:53 a.m. on Feb. 6 from a pond near Nathan Smith's Milton home, officials said.
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Overview
Milton police said Cherokee County Fire Department divers recovered a body believed to be Nathan Smith, 27, at 11:53 a.m. on Feb. 6 from a pond in Mayfield Park, pending Fulton County Medical Examiner confirmation.
Smith ran out of his Milton home around 6 a.m. on Feb. 3 without a phone and was reported missing, a social media missing person poster and Milton police said.
Jonathan Smith, known professionally as Lil Jon, and Nicole Smith said in a joint Instagram statement they are "extremely heartbroken" and thanked Milton police for their search, the statement said.
Milton police said they deployed K-9 teams and coordinated with partner agencies, expanding the search to include water operations with divers and sonar over three days.
Milton police said there is "no indication of foul play" based on the investigation to date and that the Criminal Investigations Division will continue the open investigation pending the medical examiner's findings.
Analysis
Center-leaning sources largely remain neutral: they rely on police statements and family quotes, avoid speculation, note the medical examiner will confirm cause, and include biographical context. Coverage emphasizes factual timeline, repeated requests for privacy, and labels emotive passages as sourced to Lil Jon — keeping editorial voice restrained.
FAQ
Milton police deployed K-9 teams, coordinated with partner agencies including Cherokee County Fire Department divers and sonar, and expanded the search to water operations in Mayfield Park pond over three days, recovering the body on Feb. 6 at 11:53 a.m.
Lil Jon and Nicole Smith expressed being 'extremely heartbroken' in a joint Instagram statement, described Nathan as kind, caring, talented music producer, artist, engineer, and NYU graduate, and thanked Milton police for the search.
Milton police stated there is no indication of foul play based on the investigation to date, but the Criminal Investigations Division will continue the open investigation pending medical examiner findings.
The body is believed to be Nathan Smith, 27, pending official confirmation by the Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office, which will also determine the cause and manner of death.
Nathan Smith ran out of his Milton home around 6 a.m. on Feb. 3 without a phone, under unusual or disoriented circumstances, and was reported missing that morning.
