Dad admits skeleton in his kitchen are remains of son who died in 2018

David McMichael was arrested after police found the skeleton of his son in his kitchen (Photos: Bowie County Jail)

A Texas man was arrested on Wednesday after authorities found the stays of his son, who died in 2018, have been on show in his kitchen.

David McMichael, 67, was charged with abuse of a corpse, New Boston Police stated in a assertion shared to Fb.

Police arrived at McMichael’s New Boston dwelling, positioned about 150 miles northeast of Dallas, to carry out a wellness verify on Tuesday. The wellness verify was reportedly referred to as by a member of the family who lives out of state for Jason McMichael, the deceased son.

When authorities requested McMichael if he knew why they have been there, he reportedly replied that it was as a result of there was a physique in his kitchen.

‘He was requested by Officers on scene if he knew why they have been there,’ police wrote on Fb. ‘Mr McMichael suggested them it was as a result of he had a physique in his kitchen.’

He instructed officers it was the physique of his grownup son who had died in Could of 2018, in keeping with police.

‘The officers on scene made entry into the house and located the skeletal stays of a male,’ in keeping with the police assertion.

Investigators imagine the physique was that of a male, probably Jason McMichael. Police haven't shared how previous the son would have been when he died, if the stays are confirmed to belong to him.

New Boston’s Public Affairs Officer Katie Jimenez instructed KETK that David McMichael was very cooperative with officers after they arrived to look his home.

‘He appeared to be very accommodating, allow them to in, instructed them what was occurring and so they arrested him. He's at the moment within the Bi-State jail charged with abuse of corpse. The physique has been there since Could of 2018,’ Jimenez instructed the television station.

The household of David and Jason McMichael have reportedly requested for privateness throughout this tough time, saying in a press release: ‘Proper now, issues are insane for the time being, and it appears to maintain regularly getting even worse.’

The Texarkana Crime Scene unit arrived to course of the scene of the incident and entered the house after receiving a search warrant signed by a District Decide.

After officers examined the corpse, the skeletal stays have been taken to the South Institute of Forensic Sciences in Dallas for an post-mortem and additional identification.

David McMichael was taken into custody with out problem. He's at the moment held in jail in Texarkana, Texas.

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