Remains found when cops do a welfare check. Now ‘dangerous’ person sought in Missouri

UPDATE: Authorities believe they have found the remains of Jesse Darrell Rongey, a man who was charged with murder after another man’s human remains were found earlier this year.

“Further forensic analysis of the human remains is being conducted for positive identification,” according to the Adair County Sheriff’s Office.

The original story is below.

Authorities responding to a welfare check at a Missouri property say they found human remains in the area.

A woman had called 911 on Sunday, July 10 after days without hearing from a friend of hers, according to KTVO. She heard he may have been shot and killed.

Officers arrived at a property in the area of Youngstown Trail and “located human remains,” the Adair County Sheriff’s Office shared in a Facebook post the next day.

The remains were “partially buried” in a burn pile, KTVO reported, and authorities found “bones and multiple tissue samples” in the area.

Authorities have identified a 38-year-old person of interest in the case, and he is “considered armed and dangerous.”

Anyone with additional information is asked to call the Adair County Sheriff’s Office at 660-665-4644.

The investigation is ongoing.

Youngstown Trail is about 160 miles northeast of Kansas City.

This story was originally published July 13, 2022 at 2:10 PM with the headline "Remains found when cops do a welfare check. Now ‘dangerous’ person sought in Missouri."