UPDATE: Death investigation in Harvey County
By the Kansas Bureau of Investigation
HARVEY COUNTY, Kan. (Aug. 29, 2024) — The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI), along with the Harvey County Sheriff’s Office and the Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP), has positively identified the man found deceased inside a pickup truck in a field in Harvey County.
The man has been identified as Jonathan Clayton, 42, of Peabody.
An autopsy was conducted, but the final autopsy report is pending. Currently, investigators have not found evidence of foul play. The investigation is ongoing.
EARLIER RELEASE
August 25, 2024
Death investigation in Harvey County
By the Kansas Bureau of Investigation
HARVEY COUNTY, Kan. — The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI), the Harvey County Sheriff’s Office, and the Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) are conducting a death investigation after a fatal crash site was discovered in Harvey County, Kansas.
On Sunday, Aug. 25, at around 2:45 p.m., the Harvey County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a property owner who had located a red 2011 Chevy Silverado crashed on his rural property.
Deputies responded to the area, which was a field near mile marker 32 at the U.S. Highway 50 and Interstate 135 interchange. A deceased male body was located inside the vehicle.
