Suspects in Kansas City Chiefs fans' deaths plead not guilty

The 2 men arrested successful transportation with the deaths of 3 Kansas City Chiefs fans who were recovered frozen successful their friend's snowy Kansas City, Missouri, backyard aft an NFL ticker enactment much than a twelvemonth agone pleaded not guilty.

Jordan Willis and Ivory Carson appeared separately via video from the jailhouse wearing orangish jumpsuits during their arraignment successful Platte County, Missouri connected Thursday astatine 3 p.m. section time.

Willis’ lawyer, John Picerno, entered the not blameworthy plea connected Willis’ behalf, and the justice entered the plea connected behalf of Carson, who doesn’t yet person an lawyer and plans to use for a nationalist defender. The proceeding lasted conscionable minutes.

TWO CHARGED IN KANSAS CITY CHIEFS FANS' DEATHS 14 MONTHS AFTER BODIES FOUND FROZEN IN BACKYARD

According to tribunal records, Jordan Willis has been charged with 3 counts of involuntary manslaughter and 2 counts of transportation of a controlled substance but 35 grams oregon little of marijuana oregon synthetic cannabinoid. (Platte County Missouri Sheriff's Office)

Court records bespeak Carson supplied and sold cocaine to Willis and the victims, and that his DNA was recovered connected a container of fentanyl. (Platte County Missouri Sheriff's Office)

The brace were charged Wednesday with 3 counts of involuntary manslaughter and 2 counts of transportation of a controlled substance but 35 grams oregon less of marijuana oregon synthetic cannabinoid, according to tribunal records obtained and reviewed by Fox News Digital.

The Kansas City, Missouri Police Department said it investigated the 3 murders for 14 months earlier announcing charges.

"KCPD detectives ne'er stopped moving connected the case, waiting for each the facts to travel in. Reaching this constituent is simply a testament to their dedication to delivering justness for the victims and their loved ones," Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves said Wednesday.

David Harrington, Clayton McGeeney and Ricky Johnson were recovered dormant extracurricular their friend's Kansas City location connected Jan. 9, 2024. (Ricky Johnson/Facebook)

A forensic exam determined David Harrington, 37, Clayton McGeeney, 36, and Ricky Johnson, 38, "all died of fentaNYL and cocaine combined toxicity," according to tribunal documents reviewed by Fox News Digital.

They were recovered dormant successful Willis' rental location connected Jan. 9, 2024 aft watching the Chiefs play the Los Angeles Chargers connected Jan. 7. Their bodies were recovered by McGeeney's fiancée, April Mahoney, who called police.

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Willis could not beryllium reached by telephone and did not reply his doorway successful the days afterward, according to household members who searched for the 3 friends who ne'er returned home.

However, Willis told constabulary helium had nary thought immoderate of his friends were dormant extracurricular and that helium hadn’t heard from immoderate of their friends oregon household members. 

An exterior presumption of the backyard and structure of Jordan Willis’s location successful Kansas City, Missouri connected Friday, January 26, 2024. The bodies of Willis’ 3 friends - Ricky Johnson, Clayton McGeeney, and David Harrington - were recovered successful Willis’ backyard, with 1 assemblage recovered connected the porch, connected January 9, 2024 - 2 days aft attending a Kansas City Chiefs ticker enactment astatine the home. (DWS for Fox News Digital)

Willis' attorney, John Picerno, told Fox News Digital that helium was "surprised that Jordan was charged with the deaths of his 3 friends."

"That was contrary to what the prosecuting attorney's bureau told maine respective months ago," Picerno said.

"The probable origin connection submitted by the State is accordant with what Jordan stated happened. Jordan maintains that helium is not liable for purchasing oregon supplying the drugs that led to the deaths of his 3 friends. We are precise overmuch looking guardant to the time a assemblage gets to perceive each of the grounds successful this case."

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Willis and Carson's adjacent tribunal quality is connected Tuesday, March 11 astatine 10:45 a.m. section time.

The Associated Press and Fox News' Stepheny Price contributed to this report.