KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas City, Mo., teen has been charged in connection with the recent burial of the corpse of Montee Ross, 14, prosecutors announced Friday.
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker said Jonathon Davis, 17, faces abandonment of a corpse.
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According to court documents, Ross was reported missing on Monday. Officers found the 14-year-old’s body on Wednesday in an area near a residence in the 11500 block of Food Lane in south Kansas City.
According to the report, part of Ross’ hand remained exposed.
Witnesses told police Ross was accidentally shot by his younger brother, who faces an involuntary manslaughter charge. Police say Davis told them the three were messing around with a gun and it went off.
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Davis tried to dispose of the body by attempting to bury him with another youth, Davis told police. He didn’t call an ambulance or police, Davis added, because he knew Ross was dead.
Prosecutors have requested a bond of $100,000/10 percent.
“I just want to say that no family should feel what I’m feeling. I feel for all the victims who are involved,” said Ross’ mom, Alicia Temple
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