A 23-year-old Rockford man charged with abuse of a corpse for stealing a funeral home van containing a body that was later dumped in Chicago has been arrested in Wisconsin. The man, who also faces a charge of unlawful possession of a stolen vehicle, was arrested Sunday in Green Bay. The van belonging to Collins & Stone Funeral Home was stolen from outside the Rockford business on Jan. 21. Chicago police found the van the following day without the body inside. Police have said the body of 47-year-old Curtis Brown that had been in the van was recovered Jan. 23 on Chicago’s South Side.
A 23-year-old Rockford man charged with abuse of a corpse for stealing a funeral home van containing a body that was later dumped in Chicago has been arrested in Wisconsin.
The man, who also faces a charge of unlawful possession of a stolen vehicle, was arrested Sunday in Green Bay," according to police. The van belonging to Collins & Stone Funeral Home was stolen from outside the Rockford business on Jan. 21. Chicago police found the van the following day without the body inside.
The body of 47-year-old Curtis Brown that had been in the van was recovered Jan. 23 behind a vacant home on Chicago’s South Side, Rockford police have said.According to prosecutors, the suspect has been charged with unlawful possession of a stolen vehicle and abuse of a corpse in connection with the incident.This article tagged under:
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