A man has been arrested and charged with murder after the Leon County Sheriff's Office found a body related to a missing persons case on a property in Buffalo, Texas.
Michael Dean Davis Jr., 27, has now been identified as belonging to his mother, who had not been seen or heard from by her family since July 2022, according to a news release from the sheriff's office. An arrest has been made in connection with the discovery of the body.
An investigation into the incident began June 19 after LCSO received a report of a missing person and child. The two were subsequently registered with the National Crime Information Center as missing persons at the time.
“The investigation revealed that Davis was likely armed and could have posed a threat to his son. Due to the suspect's violent tendencies and potential threat to law enforcement and the neighborhood. , an approach plan was created and executed on November 12, 2024,” the agency said.
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According to the Leon County Sheriff's Office, 27-year-old Michael Dean Davis Jr. was found with a body now known to be that of his mother, who had not been seen or heard from by his family since July 2022. was arrested in connection with. (Leon County Sheriff's Office)
The Sheriff's Office executed a search warrant at the Buffalo property, where they were able to recover the body, which was later positively identified by the University of North Texas Center for Human Identification (CHI).
The body appears to be that of a 27-year-old woman named Mahogany Washington, who was the mother of Davis' 8-year-old son, the paper said. Laredo Morning Times and local outlet KGNS.
The son was found unharmed in Davis' custody and is now in the custody of Child Protective Services.
The body is believed to be that of Mahogany Washington, 27, who had an 8-year-old son with suspect Michael Davis. (St. Petersburg)
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Fox News Digital reached out to the Leon County Sheriff's Office for confirmation, but did not immediately receive a response.
Davis was arrested in Laredo on November 12 and formally charged with murder.
Davis was held in jail on $3 million bail. (St. Petersburg)
He is currently being held on $3 million bail.
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“Multiple agencies worked together to coordinate Davis' arrest and the safe recovery of a missing and endangered child. Those agencies include the Leon County Sheriff's Office; the Leon County District Attorney's Office; Department, U.S. Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Task Force (Waco), U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Violent Offender and Fugitive Task Force – Laredo Division, Laredo Police Department and SWAT team, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Webb County District Attorney’s Office, Texas Department of Public Safety, and Texas Department of Public Safety – Texas Rangers Division,” the release states.
