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PrintCOLUMBIA — A former Harrisburg man was arrested in St. Louis after a warrant was issued on a charge of first-degree murder Friday, according to a Boone County Sheriff's Department news release.
The warrant was issued after deputies found the remains of Mitchell Wayne Kemp in a make-shift grave Aug. 9 near Three Creeks Recreation Area, the release said. Kemp had not been in contact with his family since 2004, the release said.
- Gregory Warren Morton is a suspect in the death of Mitchell W. Kemp
The release also said DNA analysis confirmed the remains as Kemp's. Investigators found that Kemp was 39 at the time of his death.
Gregory Warren Morton, 40, formerly of Harrisburg, was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder after a warrant was issued this morning, the release said. Bond was set at $1 million.
According to the release, a family member searching for Kemp told the Sheriff's Department in February that they had information indicating Kemp was the victim of a homicide. Detectives spent the next several months trying to verify the tip and about three weeks ago, located Kemp's body in a "clandestine" grave. An autopsy conducted Aug. 12 indicated that Kemp was shot to death, the news release said.
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