Man arrested in death of teen found in Kansas River on Christmas Eve, sheriff says
Kansas cops think they’ve arrested the killer of a teenager whose body was found in a river on Christmas Eve.
The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office said 23-year-old Cody Lamia-Beck was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of second-degree murder in the death of 19-year-old Jacob Bouck, the Wamego Times reported. Sheriff Greg Riat made the announcement in a news release.
body was found three days later on the Kansas River
Bouck was a 2017 graduate of Wamego High School and lived in the town.
Anyone with information on the case has been asked to call the sheriff’s office at 785-457-3533. An unspecified cash reward has been offered in the case for tips leading to an arrest and conviction.
This story was originally published March 7, 2019 at 8:01 PM.