Clayton McGeeney, Ricky Johnson and David Harrington were found dead in Jordan Willis' Kansas City backyard on Jan. 9 — now, Willis' attorney says that criminal charges are forthcoming.
Nine months after three Kansas City Chiefs fans were found dead in their friend's snowy backyard, the homeowner's attorney believes that criminal charges will finally be levied in their deaths — but not against his client. On Jan. 9, 37-year-old Clayton McGeeney, 38-year-old Ricky Johnson and 36-year-old David Harrington were found dead on Jordan Willis' Kansas City property by McGeeney's fiancée.
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.' When asked who would face criminal charges in the men's deaths, Picerno replied, 'The criminal liability could be for a felony murder charge if somebody provided those young men with drugs.
Picerno said that the length of the probe, which the Kansas City Police Department has repeatedly characterized as a death investigation rather than a homicide investigation, is 'definitely out of the ordinary.' He also said his client voluntarily handed over all his electronic devices to police early in the investigation, along with DNA samples. 'I don't know what caused this investigation to go on for nine months,' Picerno said.
Although he is 'confident' that his client will avoid criminal prosecution, Picerno said that civil charges are likely on his horizon. He said he has been contacted by attorneys representing the men's families and noted that the statute of limitations on these types of cases is five years in Missouri. Jordan Willis, who moved out of his Kansas City home and enrolled into a rehabilitation program after his friends' deaths, has had his 'life changed forever,' Picerno said.
It's an awful thing when people have already presumed you're guilty without real evidence,' Picerno said. 'It's a tough road to home, and he's managing it as best he can.' A source close to the Willis family told Fox News Digital that the 39-year-old Ph.D. holder and research scientist 'still struggles with the aftermath of all of this.' ' not only lost good friends of his, but many people turn on him,' the source said.
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