Authorities said the remains of a woman reported missing after she threatened to tell the man’s wife that he was having an affair was discovered buried in a field near his home in the Dallas area.
The body discovered in Grand Prairie on Wednesday evening is that of 33-year-old Kayla Kelley, according to the Collin County sheriff’s office on Thursday. The medical examiner’s office in Tarrant County stated that the cause of death was pending. Last week, she was reported missing.
According to the sheriff’s office, Ocastor Ferguson, 32, was arrested Saturday on a kidnapping charge in connection with Kelley’s disappearance. Her burned-out vehicle was discovered in an isolated part of the Dallas suburb of Frisco on January 12, one day after she was reported missing. According to an arrest document, her family and coworkers reported that they had not heard from her in several days.
According to the records, Ferguson remained in jail on Thursday, when he was also being held on an arson charge. Inmate records did not indicate that he had an attorney.
Following the identification of Kelley’s body, the sheriff’s office stated that it is collaborating with the district attorney’s office to determine whether Ferguson will face additional charges.
The affidavit states that Ferguson told detectives that he met Kelley online and that they began dating during the summer. He told her he had used a fictitious name, but that she would discover his true identity and that he was married.
According to the complaint, in chats recovered by detectives on Ferguson’s phone between him and Kelley, she threatened to notify his wife about the affair if he did not respond.
The affidavit stated that investigators discovered a vehicle that Ferguson’s wife had reported stolen near Kelley’s residence in Collin County, north of Dallas, with gloves, duct tape, and a blanket inside.
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