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A case that captivated Kansas City and sparked nationwide social media speculation has reached a turning point as prosecutors file charges in the deaths of three Kansas City Chiefs fans. Two men were charged Wednesday in connection with the deaths that occurred after a game-watching gathering in early 2024.
Jordan Willis and Ivory Carson each face three counts of involuntary manslaughter and two counts of delivery of a controlled substance in a case that gained widespread attention on social media, “The Epoch Times” reported. Their bond is set at $100,000 cash.
Ricky Johnson, 38, Clayton McGeeney, 36, and David Harrington, 37, were found dead in Willis’ yard on Jan. 9, 2024, after McGeeney’s fiancée went looking for him. A doctor with a forensic lab later determined that the combined toxicity of fentanyl and cocaine killed them, according to the probable cause statement.
Witnesses said the friends were using cocaine when they got together first at Harrington’s home and then Willis’ house to watch the Chiefs play the Los Angeles Chargers. The witnesses said Willis had a history of offering cocaine to his friends when they were low on money and that he bought it from Carson, according to the probable cause statement.
However, Willis’ lawyer, John Picerno, said there is no evidence that Willis bought the drugs that his friends ingested before their deaths, noting they had been partying all day. And he said Willis didn’t know that they were still in his backyard — or that they needed medical attention — until police showed up.
Willis told police he believed McGeeney, Harrington and Johnson possibly obtained fentanyl at some point on the Sunday the game was played and that he thought they all left his home around 4 the next morning. Investigators interviewed Carson, who admitted selling cocaine to Johnson, Willis, Harrington and McGeeney before Jan. 1, 2024, the probable cause statement said.
In the weeks and months since the three deaths, the case went viral on TikTok and other social platforms for its true-crime overtones. Family members of the three men have taken their frustrations to Kansas City-area media, questioning when there would be charges.
–Alan Goforth and The Epoch Times
