Toxicology report back on 3 Kansas City men found dead outside home
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — FOX4 has confirmed police have received the toxicology report Thursday from the investigation into three Kansas City men found dead outside a Northland home last month.
Family members of David Harrington, Clayton McGeeney and Ricky Johnson told FOX4 they learned that police received the report, and Kansas City police confirmed they have been in contact with family.
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“There have been no additional details of this case revealed to any media, nor are there any plans to at this time. The case remains an ongoing death investigation,” a KCPD spokesperson said Thursday.
“Both KCPD Detectives and the Platte County Prosecutor’s Office have been in touch with the deceased men’s families and remain in contact with them as the investigation unfolds.”
FOX4 is still working to obtain a copy of the toxicology report.
It will determine if there were any substances, including alcohol, drugs and more, were found in the three men’s systems at the time of their deaths.
Sources tell FOX4 the report details several substances, including cocaine and fentanyl, were found in the men’s systems.
Police from the beginning said they do not suspect foul play in the deaths and that it is not a homicide investigation.
Harrington, McGeeney and Johnson went to their friend Jordan Willis’s home to watch the Kansas City Chiefs’ final regular season game on Jan. 7.
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They were found dead two days later outside the rental home near N.W. 83rd Terrace and N. Overland Drive in Kansas City.
Willis’s attorney John Picerno said there was a fifth person hanging out at the home Sunday night. That fifth friend said when he left, the three victims and Willis were still awake.
FOX4 learned the three men were still alive in the wee hours of Monday morning, maybe as early as 1:30 a.m. It wasn’t until late Tuesday night that McGeeney’s fiancée went looking for him, eventually broke into the home and found a body.
When police arrived, Willis opened the door and officers found the other two bodies. His attorney issued a statement saying Willis had no idea his friends were dead outside.
Picerno also said multiple times that the only messages Willis received from the men’s families were via Facebook Messenger; he didn’t receive any text messages or calls.
But the fifth friend’s attorney, Andrew Talge, disputes part of that, saying sometime Tuesday, his client texted Willis after he got messages from McGeeney’s fiancée and Johnson’s mother.
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The fifth friend never received a response, his attorney said. FOX4 asked Picerno about this discrepancy, and he declined to comment.
Willis has since moved out of the home, and according to Fox News, has checked into rehab to address his problem with addiction.
Despite getting the toxicology report back, it’s unclear when police will receive the autopsies from the medical examiner’s office to determine the cause of death. That could take several more weeks, according to the medical examiner.
Platte County Prosecuting Attorney Eric Zahnd said, at this time, they still are waiting for Kansas City police to conclude their portion of this investigation.
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In the meantime, Harrington, McGeeney and Johnson’s families met with the Platte County prosecutor on Wednesday.
An attorney for Johnson’s family said they now feel as though this is being taken seriously — not only by police but also by prosecutors.
“I want to see what action is being taken, and that’s most important — what action is being taken,” said Caleb McGeeney, the cousin of Clayton McGeeney.
