UPDATE: Body Found in Murder Case
Jeff Garretson - Thu 11:43 AM 08/09/2012
Sheriff Kochanowski did not provide any details on condition of the body.
UPDATED 8/9/12 3:05 PM
Authorities locate a body near the Saline County / Lincoln County lines.
Agents from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation located a body presumed to be that of a Jeffrey Powell on Wednesday night around 7pm.
Sheriff Glen Kochanowski tells KSAL News that the body was transferred to Kansas City for an autopsy. Though fingerprints authorities were able to positively identify the body.
Sheriff Kochanowski did not provide any details on the condition of the body or how Powell may have died.
The body was found at a location just inside the Lincoln County line.
Jeffrey Powell was reported as a missing person on Wednesday, August 1. As the investigation moved forward, authorities were convinced that he had been murdered.
Powell was last seen with 29-year-old Kyle A. Nelson of Salina, who was taken into custody at 11 p.m. on Thursday, August 2 and charged with second degree murder.
Nelson had been in the Lincoln County jail for unrelated charges . He is currently being held in the Saline County Jail.
Kochanowski stressed his appreciation for the teamwork of the agencies who worked the case including the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, Salina Police Department, Saline County Sheriff's Office, Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, and the Saline County Attorney. "That's how law enforcement is supposed to work," he said.
"Agencies work together and come up with a positive result."
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Iamgonnagetu
Thursday 9 August 2012 12:35 Report this comment
Its always an on going investigation. Another agency finds the body where was our sheriff's department? It's going to be a long 4 years especially after the watch group gets formed.
KSSimNut
Thursday 9 August 2012 12:56 Report this comment
Well since the body was found in Lincoln County I hope our Sheriff's Office was in Saline County duh!
equineman7
Thursday 9 August 2012 13:34 Report this comment
kssimnut When you work a case you work it everywhere. The agency that found the body was not from Lincoln. What I love to hear from the sheriff is they are working or still investigating. Its been a few years since the murder over by Solomon that's a long time to working on isn't it. That Sheriff kept mum on that like he does everything but then wants the public's help after time passes. I want to know about the watch group someone let me know since we have to have these same people in office. I read over at salina.com someone said this sheriff is going to make a half a million in the next four years is that a rip off or what? How much does the average person in salina going to make in that same time period? No wonder he refuses to retire.
getumgranny
Thursday 9 August 2012 14:37 Report this comment
I'm grateful the guy was found for the family's sake!! Regardless of how we feel about our law enforcement people, it's wonderful they were able to work together to get this young man back to his family for a proper burial. I pray this will help the family to begin the healing process, closure is a long way off but at least this is a start. It would be nice if the law enforcement community would work together on other aspects of crime in our community. I realize something like this is priority over other crimes, perhaps this will be the shining moment that will wake up some of the law enforcement people to the fact, it is ok to actively work together for the greater good of our community!!! Good job to all involved.
KSSimNut
Thursday 9 August 2012 19:29 Report this comment
equineman7 your post is partially true. You assist other agencies. By overstepping your legal boundaries and open up a whole can of worms. No need to let the person responsible walk away from such a hanieous crime because of one overstepping their boundaries.... far as the sheriff making so much maybe he can fund his own jail expansion.
Viper
Friday 10 August 2012 02:36 Report this comment
Don't forget our shooting range, maybe he can fund that to.
Iamgonnagetu
Friday 10 August 2012 08:09 Report this comment
What I find amazing is the Guy that ran against the sheriff did nothing. He should of pulled up all the records of the department on crimes which would show all the unsolved crimes. Plus he could of debated the sheriff in a public forum and shown the people why someone else needed to be elected. People who run for office half-a** will never unseat a sheriff like this and that is what the sheriff knew all along. Hell we do not need a million dollar sheriff in in office with the economy we currently have.
RitchieStans
Friday 10 August 2012 11:34 Report this comment
FOR THE RECORD: If you look at the comments on Aug 3rds report of this man missing I stated we should be looking in Lincoln County for this mans body, and it took them A WEEK to find him. Maybe I should run for sheriff.