Mystery Deepens Over Deaths Of 3 Men Found In Friend’s Yard Days After Watching Chiefs Game Together

Clayton McGeeney, 36, David Harrington, 37, and Ricky Johnson, 38, reportedly went to Jordan Willis’ Missouri dwelling on January 7 to look at Kansas Metropolis face off in opposition to the Los Angeles Chargers. Their our bodies have been then found at Willis’ dwelling on January 9, after McGeeney’s fiancée went to the home, broke in after seeing the mens’ vehicles within the driveway and finally found one physique on the porch. Police confirmed after which discovered two different our bodies within the yard.

“At first, this case is 100% NOT being investigated as a murder,” Captain Jake Becchina of the Kansas Metropolis Police Division instructed Fox Information Digital, including they don’t suspect foul play and Willis is just not going through any expenses. Toxicology studies needs to be out there within the coming weeks; police are nonetheless awaiting a reason behind demise as properly.

John Picerno, an lawyer representing Willis, first launched an announcement saying his consumer final noticed the lads “after they left his home, and he went to mattress.” He later clarified himself, saying, the three males have been nonetheless at his dwelling when he “went to mattress.”

“When he would have folks over at his home, sure typically as folks, they get drained, they’re folks which are very near you and you are feeling snug going to mattress and permitting them to depart after they need to go away,” Picerno additionally instructed FOX4. He then instructed the outlet his misspoke and that his consumer escorted the lads to the entrance door, earlier than going again to sleep on the sofa.

“Jordan had completely nothing to do with their deaths. He doesn’t know the timing or method of their deaths, nor does he know the way or after they exited his home,” he added. “He had no information that they remained in his again yard, or that they wanted medical consideration.”

Per Wills’ lawyer, a fifth man was additionally on the dwelling that evening and was nonetheless with the victims when he went to sleep. Whereas the person not has been named, he does have a lawyer of his personal, who disputed that account. In keeping with him, he left the home round midnight — and Willis and the three victims have been watching Jeopardy! collectively inside when he took off. Picerno additionally instructed PEOPLE the person left “perhaps an hour or two earlier than the opposite three,” including, “Jordan is just not precisely certain of that point interval.”

The fifth man additionally disputed claims from Willis’ lawyer that he did not obtain any telephone calls or texts within the days after the sport. The person stated he texted Willis himself, after relations for McGeeney and Johnson reached out to him — however added he did not obtain a response.

Willis’ lawyer additionally stated his consumer did not hear the 2 individuals who got here to his home in search of his buddies as a result of he was sleeping with headphones on and had a loud fan. He allegedly did not go away the house from the evening of the sport till the invention and wasn’t conscious something was mistaken till police confirmed up. He additionally allegedly hadn’t seen Fb messages expressing concern.

The lawyer cautioned these within the case to recollect the victims are his consumer’s “three buddies.” Willis has since moved out of the house.

McGeeney’s cousin Caleb instructed FOX that the lawyer’s first assertion had “lots of holes in it” — including, “like final time he noticed them they have been leaving the home, however he did not know that they had left, that does not make a lot sense.”

“Someone has to finish up in custody over it no matter any state of affairs. They’re at your home and three individuals are lifeless,” he continued. “Simply the considered him dying and them sitting outdoors within the chilly for 2 days … it is extraordinarily devastating.”

“The entire household is tousled. He was such a very good particular person,” he concluded.