GOTHENBURG, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say the body of a missing and wanted Gothenburg man has been found in a western Nebraska canal.

Gothenburg police found the body of 34-year-old James Michael Houchin Thursday night in the Cozad Canal just south of the town.

Houchin had been reported missing Tuesday. Dawson County officials had issued an arrest warrant for him Thursday on a charge of burglary. Court records say Houchin was accused of stealing prescription painkillers. Houchin had been released from jail on June 16 after being convicted in April of burglary for stealing prescription pills from a home in 2013.

Authorities say an autopsy showed Houchin drowned. An investigation into his death continues.