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Two men have been charged in connection to the mysterious deaths of three Kansas City Chiefs fans who were found dead and frozen in a friend’s backyard. Jordan Willis, 39, and Ivory Carson, 42, were each charged with three counts of involuntary manslaughter and two counts of delivery of a controlled substance.
The three men who died, Ricky Johnson, Clayton McGeeney, and David Harrington, were found dead at the home of Jordan Willis two days after they visited his home to watch the Chiefs play the Chargers. Police initially claimed that there was “no obvious signs of foul play.” That is no longer the case.
After being missing for two days, the bodies were found when the fiancee of one of the men broke into Willis’ house through the basement and found a body frozen and sitting in a lawn chair in the backyard. Willis, who ignored numerous messages and visits to his home by people looking for his friends, claimed to police that he had “no idea” his friends’ dead bodies were outside his home when officers arrived at his house.
Initial toxicology reports on the three dead Chiefs fans found cocaine, THC and fentanyl in their systems. On Wednesday, Platte County Prosecutor Eric Zahnd confirmed in a press conference announcing the charges that the three men died of “fentanyl and cocaine toxicity.”
According to court documents, a witness told investigators that Willis supplied a plate of cocaine to the men while they watched the Chiefs prior to their deaths. Investigators determined Willis’ DNA was found on a bag of cocaine, while Carson’s DNA was found on the bag of fentanyl.
At one point, following the completion of an autopsy on each man, Jordan Willis was reportedly considering filing slander and defamation suits against the families and friends of the deceased for blaming him for the men’s deaths.
Now, he and Carson face lengthy prison sentences if convicted on the charges against them.
“We are surprised that Jordan was charged with the deaths of his three friends,” said Willis’ attorney, John Picerno. “That was contrary to what the prosecuting attorney’s office told me several months ago. The probable cause statement submitted by the state is consistent with what Jordan stated happened.”
“Jordan maintains that he is not responsible for purchasing or supplying the drugs that led to the deaths of his three friends. We are very much looking forward to the day a jury gets to hear all of the evidence in this case.”