More than a year after three Kansas City Chiefs fans were all found “frozen to death” at a friend’s house, charges have finally been filed. But what does it all mean?
In January 2024, the three buddies — Ricky Johnson, 38, David Harrington, 37, and Clayton McGeeney, 36 — went to their pal Jordan Willis’ house for a football watch party. Sadly, they never left the party alive as they were found frozen on Willis’ back patio days later. Clayton’s fiancée went searching after not hearing from him for two days and made the horrifying discovery. So awful.
The case captured the nation’s attention as there were so many questions and so few answers… January in Kansas City meant the temperature outside was freezing. Why would they hang out there drinking? Did they all get too drunk and pass out?
Well, the men were more than drunk, as it turns out. The toxicology report finally came out, revealing “several substances” in the victims’ systems at the time of their deaths. Local law enforcement declared the case was not being investigated as a homicide, and the party’s host decided to go to rehab to help with his drug abuse as the tragedy served as a “wake-up call.”
But now Jordan’s role in the drug-related deaths is going to cost him much of his life as well. He and another suspect have officially been charged.
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In a press release on Wednesday, the Kansas City Missouri Police Department announced:
“After an investigation of nearly 14 months, two suspects are now facing felony charges in Platte County, including involuntary manslaughter, related to the deaths of three Chiefs fans in January of 2024.”
Whoa! As for why it took so long, Chief Stacey Graves said detectives “never stopped working on this case,” stressing:
“Though we often want answers immediately, great police work takes time.”
That police work included a crucial forensic exam — which determined the three friends “all died of Fentanyl and cocaine combined toxicity” — not from the cold. No, they died from illicit drugs that were present at Jordan’s home –making him partially at fault.
During a press conference, Platte County Prosecutor Eric Zahnd revealed that while searching the house after the incident, two bags of “white powdery substances” were discovered, one of which tested positive for cocaine — and clearly was Jordan’s:
“The probable cause statement alleges that Mr. Willis was determined to be the major contributor of DNA found on that bag.”
And there was more evidence Jordan supplied the drugs. A witness who claimed to be with the three men at Harrington’s home before they went to Willis’ told prosecutors “he saw a large plate of cocaine allegedly supplied by Mr. Willis that everyone was using.”
But that wasn’t the extent of the drug use for the night… Another witness claimed to be at Willis’ home with the three men “where they drank, smoked marijuana and used cocaine. That witness left shortly before midnight.”
But there were even MORE drugs. Another friend named Ivory Carson was the one who reportedly provided the second bag of “white powdery substances” at the function — which contained a deadly ingredient:
“The other bag contained fentanyl and the probable cause statement alleges that Mr. Carson was determined to be the major contributor of DNA on that bag.”
Zahnd also explained there are text messages which allegedly indicate “Mr. Carson supplied Mr. Harrington with cocaine.”
Now, both Willis and Carson have been charged with distribution of a controlled substance and three counts each of involuntary manslaughter — and each charge carries a maximum of 10 years in prison. Yeesh…
As of now, both men are being held on $100,000 bond.
We finally have solid answers. The cold may have confused the issue for a while… but these men died of fentanyl overdose, as so many others have in this country the past few years. Our hearts are with the affected families… Hopefully this offers them some closure.
[Images via Ricky Johnson/Facebook]
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