GUILTY NV - Dennis Heck, 62, Fallon, 29 September 2010

Churchill County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's assistance in locating a Fallon man who has been missing since Sept. 29.

Dennis Heck is a 62-year-old white male who is five-foot, eight inches tall and weighing 158 pounds. He has brown eyes and gray/brown hair. Heck has medical conditions that require a doctor's care and medications.

According to CCSO, Heck was last seen at Fox Peak in Fallon on Sept. 22 at about 9:30 p.m. Heck drives a black GMC pickup truck. This truck was located in Arizona and was in the possession of Michael Harder, who was known to have contact with Heck.

CCSO has been following up on numerous leads in this investigation with the assistance of law enforcement agencies in Nevada and Arizona as well as working with family members in an effort to locate Heck.

The Sheriff's Office is asking for any information the public may have in regards to Heck's whereabouts.

If you have any information, contact Churchill County Sheriff's Office at (775) 423-3116.

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A body believed to be that of a missing 62-year-old Fallon man was recovered by the Churchill County Sheriff's Office on Thursday.

Sheriff Rich Ingram said Dennis Heck's body was found, although a cause of death has yet to be determined. An autopsy is scheduled for Saturday, which will also confirm the identity of the body.

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"We've been working closely with the family of Dennis Heck and the Churchill County District Attorney's Office from the beginning. Sheriff's Office personnel and a Deputy district attorney attended the autopsy and it was our decision to arrest Michael Harder for Mr. Heck's homicide", said Churchill County Sheriff Richard Ingram.

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The Churchill County Sheriff's Office arrested Michael Harder on Saturday in the death of a Fallon resident who disappeared in late September

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Earlier this year, Harder pleaded guilty to several of the charges he is facing in Churchill County Court and is currently set for sentencing on July 6, 2012 at 9 a.m. in front of Judge Richard A. Wagner of the 10th Judicial District Court of the County of Churchill.

According to the official Guilty Plea Memorandum Harder entered a guilty plea (nolo contendre) to Count 1, murder in the second degree...

Harder could face imprisonment for life with the possibility of parole after 10 years.

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