A homeowner in Kansas City, Missouri, whose frozen bodies were discovered in his backyard two days after they gathered to watch a Kansas City Chiefs game, was arrested earlier this month after the frozen bodies of three of his friends were discovered in his backyard. His lawyer revealed that he had “no knowledge” of the tragedy. .
Kansas City police told FOX News Digital that no crime is suspected in the deaths of Ricky Johnson, 38, Clayton McGeeney, 36, and David Harrington, 37.
Friends and family of the three men said they had gathered at a friend's house on the night of Jan. 7 to watch the Kansas City Chiefs game against the Los Angeles Chargers.
Kansas City police said the man's body was discovered at 9:51 p.m. on Jan. 9 after the man's fiance called for a welfare check. One man's body was found on the back porch of a home in the 5200 block of NW 83rd Terrace, and the other two were found in the backyard.
The men appear to have frozen to death.
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David Harrington (left), Clayton McGeeney (second from right), and Ricky Johnson (right) in a friend's backyard two days after gathering to watch a Kansas City Chiefs game. He was found dead. (Ricky Johnson/Facebook)
“First and foremost, this case is 100% not being investigated as a homicide,” Kansas City Police Department Lt. Jake Becchina told FOX News Digital.
“No arrests have been made. [or] Charges have been filed and no one is in custody. “There is no particular threat or concern to the surrounding area at this time. The occupants of this home were cooperative with detectives on the day the deceased was discovered,” Becchina said.
It is unclear whether alcohol or drugs played a role in the men's deaths. Becchina said the toxicology report should be available within the next few weeks.
Neighbor Suzanne Reichert told FOX 4 she didn't know three people were in danger across the street.
“It's very scary because I didn't hear anything. I'm mostly at home and I didn't hear anything,” Reichert said.
“It's a little disturbing. It makes you wonder what's going on,” Reichert continued. “But if you still don't know, was it carbon dioxide? It suddenly got colder.”
Family and friends of the three football fans are demanding answers on social media and questioning the motives of the homeowner, who FOX News Digital will not name because no criminal charges have been filed. I made it.
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Family and friends of Clayton McGeeney (left), David Harrington (center), and Ricky Johnson speak after the three mysteriously died in freezing temperatures outside their friend's home in Kansas City, Missouri. and are crying out for answers. (Facebook)
They claim they sent numerous messages to the homeowner in the days before police were called.
“While my friends lay dead in their yards, this man was alive and in his house. For who knows how long,” Kaylee La Tear wrote in a Facebook post earlier this month. Ta. “They were all hanging out after the game on Sunday. He knew people were looking for them. He read the messages on Tuesday of people looking for him.”
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“My husband kept banging on my door for 20 minutes. [minutes]”My friend banged on the door, broke the window and loudly announced his presence. She's inside and still nothing from him?” Then 10 police come. [minutes] Then he came out unperturbed in his boxer shorts with an empty wine glass in his hand??! Nothing added up. Dave, Clay, and Ricky need and deserve justice. ”
Attorney John Picerno, who represents the homeowner, said his client didn't know his friend had died until police knocked on his door.
Picerno said in a news release sent to FOX 4, “I had no idea they were in my backyard or that they needed medical attention.”
Additionally, the lawyer claims his client could not hear the two men who came to his home looking for the men – he was said to have been asleep with headphones and a loud fan on. The attorney acknowledged that one of the man's wives contacted his client on Facebook Messenger, but said the homeowner did not see the messages until police contacted him.
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Picerno said two of his friend's cars were parked on the street outside his home, but “it's not unusual for friends to leave their cars there overnight.”
”[The homeowner] “I don't know how my friend died,” Picerno said. kansas city star. “Like the rest of us, [the homeowner] is anxiously awaiting the results of the autopsy and toxicology report… [the homeowner] We extend our deepest condolences to the friends and families of these young men and our thoughts and prayers are with them. ”
