A man has been arrested and charged with murder after human remains from a missing persons case were discovered in a Texas property.
Michael Dean Davis Jr., 27, was arrested and charged in Laredo, Texas, on Nov. 12 in connection with the discovery of human remains at a Buffalo, Texas, property on Oct. 22, according to a Leon County Sheriff’s Office announcement on Facebook.
According to the announcement, the search was conducted at the residence following an inquiry into an adult and a kid who was reported missing on June 19. The family last saw the adult and child in July 2022.
“On Nov. 12, Michael Dean Davis Jr. was successfully apprehended in Laredo for the charge of Murder and was transported to the Webb County Jail,” according to the sheriff’s office.
According to the Laredo Morning Times and KGNS, the human remains were “positively identified” as those of Mahogany Washington, a 27-year-old woman who was the mother of Davis’ 8-year-old kid and the missing adult.
The Laredo Police Department, the United States Marshals, and the Sheriff’s Office were notified that Davis was residing with his missing kid at a home near Cuatro Vientos in south Laredo, according to the Laredo Morning Times.
The boy was discovered unharmed at the time of Davis’ arrest and was taken to Child Protective Services, according to the site. “Multiple agencies worked together to coordinate Davis’ arrest and the safe recovery of a missing and endangered child,” the Laredo police stated in a statement.
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“The inquiry found that Davis was likely armed and posed a threat to his son. Due to the suspect’s aggressive tendencies and potential threat to law enforcement and the surrounding community, a strategy was devised and implemented on November 12,” police said, according to the Laredo Morning Times.
KGNS stated that police discovered six guns, gas masks, and an armor suit inside the home where Davis and the boy were located.
According to the publication, Davis faced extra accusations of endangering a kid due to the bad condition of the home. He is currently being held on a $3,000,000 bond, according to the announcement. The investigation is underway.
Reference: Man Arrested After Human Remains Found in Texas House Link to Mom and Child Missing Since 2022