Two men are facing charges including abuse of a corpse in connection to a death investigation in Oregon, according to FOX 12.
On November 2, a woman's dead body was found on the side of a road and down an embankment on the 31400 block of Northeast Mershon Road in the Troutdale area, according to the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office. Officials identified the body as 24-year-old Aubriel Leann Haskett from Silverton. Few details were released at the time.
Come Wednesday (December 9), investigators claim Haskett died at another location and her body was left off Mershon Road. They also identified two suspects connected to the case and have them in custody.
A grand jury indicted 50-year-old Joel Ray Foran last Friday (December 4) on charges of second-degree abuse of a corpse, 20 counts of aggravated identity theft, felony computer crime, tampering with physical evidence, criminal impersonation and unlawful possession of methamphetamine. Brandon Keith Rossow, 37, was indicted on one count of second-degree abuse of a corpse.
"Foran was taken into custody and booked into jail Nov. 12. Rossow was booked last Thursday. Both men have pleaded not guilty and remain in jail," reporters said.
Deputies said the investigation is ongoing, and there is no threat to the community.
Photo: Multnomah County Sheriff's Office