Mother of Chiefs Fan Says She's 'Surprised' as 2 Men are Charged with Manslaughter Over 1 Year After Death of Her Son
Mar. 15, 2025David Harrington.Photo:David Harrington/Facebook
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The mother of aKansas City Chiefs fan who was found dead alongside two friendsafter watching a football game is speaking out aftertwo suspects were arrested and chargedin the case.
On Wednesday, March 5, the Kansas City Missouri Police Department confirmed they had anupdatenearly 14 months after Ricky Johnson, David Harrington and Clayton McGeeney were found dead in the backyard of their friendJordan Willis' rental homeon Jan. 9, 2024.
Platte County Prosecutor Eric Zahnd said during a press conference that two suspects, identified as Willis and Ivory Carson, had been charged with “distribution of a controlled substance and three counts of involuntary manslaughter.”
From left: David Harrington, Clayton McGeeney and Ricky Johnson.Ricky Johnson/Facebook
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“The probable cause statement alleges that Mr. Willis was determined to be the major contributor of DNA found on that bag,” Zahnd said. “The other bag contained fentanyl and the probable cause statement alleges that Mr. Carson was determined to be the major contributor of DNA on that bag.”
The prosecutor said that a forensic exam determined that the three friends “all died of Fentanyl and cocaine combined toxicity.”
After the update was released, Harrington’s mother, Theresa, told theDaily Mailthat she was still looking for answers.
Jordan Willis.Platte County Sheriff’s Office
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Platte County Sheriff’s Office
“They wouldn’t tell me anything,” she claimed of the police, adding, “The police always said they weren’t investigating it as a homicide,” according to theDaily Mail.
Theresa claimed police statements made it “easy to think they had already made up their mind and there wouldn’t be any further investigation.”
She told the outlet of her son’s death, “[I] still don’t know anything about how my son died or his last moments.”
Throughout the investigation early last year, police repeatedly said “no foul play” had been “observed or suspected.”
Ivory Carson.Kansas City Police
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Kansas City Police
Johnson’s father, Rick, also responded to the charges, tellingFox 4 Kansas City, “I am happy with the Platte County Prosecutor’s Office and the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department for filling charges."
“It’s been a long time. And I’ll be at every court date,” he insisted, according to the outlet.
Two days before Johnson, Harrington and McGeeney were found dead, they had been part of a group watching the Kansas City Chiefs-Los Angeles Chargers game at Willis' rental home.
McGeeney’s fiancée then discovered one of the men’s bodies on Willis' back porch while she was searching for her partner. The remains of the two other men were then found in the backyard, the Kansas City Police Department told PEOPLE in a previous statement.
source: people.com
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