[StBernard] Person of interest in custody after decomposed body found in St. Bernard

Westley Annis westley at da-parish.com
Fri Mar 1 08:59:52 EST 2013


Person of interest in custody after decomposed body found in St. Bernard
Man was beaten to death, officials say

UPDATED 4:41 PM CST Feb 28, 2013

Body identified after authorities find remains in St. Bernard

NEW ORLEANS -New Orleans police said a person of interest is in custody
after a man's decomposed body was found in St. Bernard Parish on Tuesday.

Police said they expect an arrest Thursday night.

The Orleans Parish Coroner's Office identified the remains as 55-year-old
Jeffery Wayne Bonck Sr.

The Orleans Parish Coroner said Bonck was beaten to death, and the case was
officially classified as a homicide and referred back to the New Orleans
Police Department.

St. Bernard Parish investigators said they received a tip Thursday that
prompted them to search for a body buried in a wooded area off Florissant
Highway about 9 a.m. Tuesday. Bonck's body was discovered about 3 p.m.
Tuesday.

Police said in a news conference on Thursday that they don't believe they
would have found Bonck's body if it wasn't for the tip.

Police said Bonck went missing in August 2012, according to a news release
from September.

Bonck was last seen in the 7500 block of Michigan Street.

Police said they believe several people were involved in the killing.



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