Florida man arrested after human remains found in suitcases 'saturated by vultures,' cops say [View all]

A 19-year-old Florida man was arrested after suitcases containing human remains were found in Palm Bay, police said.

Lucas Jones was arrested Sunday and booked into the Brevard County Jail on charges including abuse of a dead human body, improper disposal of human remains, and tampering with evidence in a criminal proceeding, records showed.

On Saturday, Palm Bay Police officers had responded to a remote area called the "Compound" after receiving a report about a suitcase lying on the ground "saturated by vultures," an arrest report said.

Officers found one suitcase that was lying in tall grass an emitting an odor with a flap partially open, the report said. .......................(more)

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