Charges to be filed over Kansas City Chiefs fans’ deaths in frozen garden, says homeowner’s attorney – but not against him
Clayton McGeeney, 37, Ricky Johnson, 38, and David Harrington, 36, were found dead outside Jordan Willis’ home on January 9
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Months after three Kansas City Chiefs fans were found dead in freezing conditions outside of their friend’s house, criminal charges are reportedly expected – but not against the homeowner.
The bodies of Clayton McGeeney, 37, Ricky Johnson, 38, and David Harrington, 36, were found in Jordan Willis’ backyard on January 9, two days after they gathered there to watch the Chiefs’ game.
Willis’ attorney John Picerno told Fox News Digital that criminal charges could be coming soon, but not against his client. Instead, the “criminal liability could be for a felony murder charge if somebody provided those young men with drugs.”
“I can say with confidence that my client will not be charged in that regard,” Picerno said. “My client will not be charged in any manner with having to do with the untimely death of his friends.”
Picerno added that a person will likely be arrested in “the next few weeks” based on “internal conversations” with prosecutors, the news outlet reported.
From the outset of the investigation, police said that they didn’t suspect foul play and no charges have been filed.
However, toxicology reports revealed that the men had a deadly mix of cocaine, fentanyl, and marijuana in their systems, according to preliminary autopsy results.
Two days before the men were found dead, the fans gathered at Willis’ house on January 7 to cheer on the Chiefs, who were playing against the Los Angeles Chargers.
On January 9, they were found dead by McGeeney’s fiancée, April Mahoney, who came searching for him when he never returned home.
Family members of the victims have threatened Willis with civil suits after the homeowner claimed he’d been sleeping the whole time and had no clue his friends were dead outside his house.
Willis’ attorney pushed back and said he had been cooperating with investigators, voluntarily handed over all of his electronic devices, and his DNA samples.