Two men charged in connection to deaths of 3 Chiefs fans in Northland backyard

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Two men charged in connection to deaths of 3 Chiefs fans in Northland backyard

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two men have been charged after investigators say they were connected to the deaths of three Chiefs fans who were found dead in the backyard of a Northland home back in January 2024.

According to court records, Jordan Willis and Ivory J. Carson have been charged with three counts of involuntary manslaughter and two counts of delivery of a controlled substance except 35 grams or less of ********** or synthetic cannabinoid.

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More details will be released at 3 p.m. in a news conference where Platte County Prosecuting Attorney Eric Zahnd and Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves will discuss the incident which has left Kansas City residents and local media asking questions for over a year.

BACKGROUND

Investigations have been ongoing since Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, when a woman called KCPD and said she had found a dead body at a home near Northwest 83rd Terrace and North Overland Drive after she had been searching for her fiancé — 36-year-old Clayton McGeeney.

Investigations revealed that two days before, three men — 37-year-old David Harrington, 38-year-old Ricky Johnson, and McGeeney — had arrived at their friend Jordan Willis’ home to watch the Chiefs’ final regular season game of 2024.

Clayton McGeeney, David Harrington and Ricky Johnson

However, over the next 48 hours, the men would go silent, leaving family and friends to worry.

After the woman informed KCPD of the dead body, they arrived at the home and knocked on the door. They said Willis opened the door and let them inside, even though he never opened the door to McGeeney’s fiancé.

Police later found not just the one body, but two others in the backyard.

Since the incident, very few updates have been released by law enforcement.

However, nearly one month after the incident, police confirmed they had received toxicology reports from the three men.

Sources told FOX4 that the report details several substances found in the men’s bodies, including ******** and fentanyl.

In that same report, it was revealed that a fifth person had been at the home on the night of the Chiefs game. The friend told police the three men had been alive and awake when he left the house that night.

KCPD later discovered that, as early as 1:30 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, the three men had been alive. Willis, however, had gone to bed.

It wasn’t until 10 p.m. the next day that McGeeney’s fiancé reported finding the body.

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Willis told police he had no idea any of his friends were dead outside and that he hadn’t heard from any of their family members or friends.

Investigations revealed that different family members of the three men had messaged him through

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Messenger, but did not text or call him directly on the phone.

However, the fifth friend’s attorney, Andrew Talge, countered this claim, saying that on the day the men were found, the friend had texted Willis after receiving messages from McGeeney’s fiancé and Johnson’s mother. But Willis never responded.

Shortly after, FOX News reported that Willis moved out of the home and checked into a rehab facility.

This is a developing story. Stay tuned at FOX4 News for the latest updates and details.

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