Man arrested after allegedly throwing bucket of possible human remains toward Texas FBI office

A Texas man has been charged with abuse of a corpse after he threw a bucket containing suspected human remains over a fence at the FBI's Dallas field office and posted a video of it on YouTube.

Michael Chadwick Fry, 41, was arrested Thursday and charged with two counts of abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence, the Bartonville Police Department said in anews release.

The investigation began on March 16 when a Bartonville police officer responded to a call from Fry's mother, who said he asked her for money to pay for a U-Haul. When asked why, he said he "had a body that needed to be moved," the probable cause affidavit said.

Fry then became "irate" and left the home. Shortly afterward, the officer received information from Fry's sister that he had "filmed himself on YouTube" at the Dallas FBI field office, the affidavit said.

The video showed Fry throwing a large, closed white bucket over the fence into the secure parking lot of the FBI building, according to the affidavit.

Fry claimed in the video he was trying to compel the FBI to intervene "in what he describes as wrongdoing by Denton County officials from a past arrest," the affidavit said. It's not clear what that alleged wrongdoing was.

An FBI special agent said "the bucket contained numerous bones" that appeared to be human, per the affidavit. The bones are awaiting further forensic analysis.

Fry had also posted another video on YouTube that showed what appeared to be a human skull at his Denton County home.

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The mother told police that she found in her vehicle's GPS history three searches for cemeteries — one in Arlington, Texas, and two in Oklahoma City. She also said she found a shovel that was never at the residence before and her son had started to lock the shed in the back of the home, which he didn't do previously, the affidavit said.

In the investigation by Bartonville police and FBI agents, Fry was found to have posted videos online showing separate human remains and an urn of ashes.

Investigators later determined that Fry had stolen an urn containing human remains from a cemetery in Oklahoma City — which was the subject of an Oklahoma City Police Department investigation from February, according to Bartonville police.

FBI agents also found evidence at a cemetery in Denton, Texas, "indicating that a coffin containing human remains had been removed from a mausoleum," Bartonville police said.

Officials did not disclose whom the remains belonged to or why Fry might have targeted them.

The case remains active and next of kin have been notified, police said.

Fry remained in custody Sunday on a $30,000 surety bond, according to booking records. It's not immediately clear if he has retained a lawyer.

Fry had made headlines in the past for ramming a truck into a FOX 4 building in downtown Dallas in 2018. In that case, police determined Fry was upset about a 2012 police shooting in Denton County that killed his friend. He apologized to the local news station during a court hearing,FOX 4 reported.

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What we know on day 23 of the US and Israel’s war with Iran

Iran has vowed a heavy retaliation if US President Donald Trump carries out a threat to bomb Iran's power plants, with Tehran warning that critical infrastructure across the region may be "irreversibly destroyed."

Trump said he would order the bombardment if the Strait of Hormuz was not fully open to shipping within 48 hours, as disruption of the key waterway continues.

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Here are the latest developments:

What are the main headlines?

• Strike threat: US President Donald Trump threatened to "hit and obliterate" Iran's power plants if Tehran doesn't open the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway for the world's energy resources, within 48 hours. The threat marks an escalation in rhetoric from Trump, who's previously dangled the option of hitting Iranian infrastructure but cautioned it would impair the country's ability to rebuild. It's also a tacit acknowledgement that the strait's closure provides Iran significant leverage.

• Iran's response: Prompted by Trump's words, Iranian officials and state media vowed retaliation if that were to happen. Critical ⁠infrastructure ⁠and energy facilities in the ⁠Middle ​East could ⁠be "irreversibly destroyed" should Iranian ​power plants be targeted, Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad ⁠Baqer Qalibaf said in comments posted ​on X on Sunday.

• Israel hit: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned Tehran for targeting a civilian area as he visited the scene of an Iranian strike on the southern Israeli city of Arad. At least 84 people were injured, including 10 seriously, in the strike Saturday. A separate Iranian missile also hit the city of Dimona, injuring several and destroying a small building.

• Helicopter crash: Seven people on board a helicopter in Qatar were killed when it crashed Sunday morning, according to the country's Interior Ministry. Qatar's foreign ministry said three Turkish nationals were on the aircraft.

• US-UK base targeted: The UK denounced what it called "Iran's reckless attacks" after missiles were fired toward the Indian Ocean military base of Diego Garcia. The joint US-UK base is about 3,800km (2,360 miles) from Iran and can accommodate long-range American bombers. The attempt has renewed questions about Tehran's military capabilities and how far its missiles can reach.

What's happening in Iran and Lebanon?

• Waves of Israeli strikes: The Israeli military says it launched simultaneous "wide-scale" waves of strikes on Iran and Hezbollah in Lebanon this weekend, hitting more than 200 targets. In Iran, the Israel Defense Forces said it struck dozens of compounds storing weapons and ballistic missiles. It also said it completed two waves of strikes in Beirut and additional areas in Lebanon, hitting "key Hezbollah command centers."

• Israel: Police officers and bomb disposal experts are working to secure and isolate "impact sites of munitions" in central Israel, police said Sunday. It came just hours after Iranian strikes on the Israeli cities of Arad and Dimona.

• Rising toll: In Iran, more than 18,000 civilians have been injured and more than 1,330 people – including at least 200 children – have been killed since the start of the war three weeks ago, according to the latest figures from the Iranian Red Crescent and Iran's UN ambassador. In Lebanon, more than 1,000 people have lost their lives, according to the country's health ministry, and more than 1 million have been displaced.

• Crackdown: Iranian authorities have arrested 25 people for "spreading rumors, filming damages, and sending them to anti-revolutionary networks," the state-affiliated Tasnim news agency reported. The arrests come days after Iran executed three men in connection with nationwide anti-regime protests that took place at the start of the year.

What's the latest in the Strait of Hormuz?

• Hormuz comments: The Strait of Hormuz remains open to all except Iran's "enemies," the country's representative to the UN maritime agency said in remarks published on Sunday shortly after US President Donald Trump gave Tehran 48 hours to open the waterway.

• Protecting safe passage: The United Arab Emirates and Australia are the latest countries to express their willingness to contribute to efforts to ensure safe navigation of the Strait of Hormuz, joining a statement which now has 22 participating nations. It was not immediately clear what the efforts to secure the crucial waterway would look like.

• Blast reported: An unknown projectile caused an explosion "in close proximity" to a bulk carrier off the central northern coast of the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said early Sunday. "All crew are reported safe," it added. Since the war began, Iran has hit several ships in the strait, from US-friendly nations.

• History repeats: Suggestions of US Navy ships escorting oil tankers through the strait bring to mind the so-called Tanker War of the late 1980s, which involved some of the same weapons – and problems – a US escort force would face today. It provides lessons in how, in war, things can go wrong quickly in unexpected ways – with deadly consequences.

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Avalanche In Italy Traps 25 Skiers

Two skiers died on Saturday after an avalanche in Italy northern mountains.

The avalanche happened at nearly 8000 feet of elevation near the town of Ratschings, close to the border with Austria.

The CNSAS rescue service's Bolzano emergency center reported that 25 skiers were caught in the avalanche. Besides the two dead, three were seriously injured and two lightly injured, it said.

The avalanche took place a little before noon local time. Six helicopters and around 80 rescuers from CNSAS, the Alpine Association, police and firefighters are involved in the rescue operation.

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This season has seen an unusually high number of death from avalanches. European Avalanche Warning Services reports in its website avalanches.org that fatalities average 100 per season. As of March 16, reported deaths this season starting Oct. 1 were at 127, including 33 in Italy, 31 in France and 29 in Austria.

Experts attributed the deaths to an exceptionally unstable snowpack and the rush of skiing enthusiasts to off-piste slopes after recent heavy snowstorms.

Climate experts have argued that snow instability is due to rising temperatures and stronger winds.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Minnesota Wild, NHL mourn hockey writer Jessi Pierce after tragic house fire

The Minnesota Wild have released a statement following news of the death of longtime NHL beat reporter Jessi Pierce. Pierce, 37, and her three children, Hudson, Cayden and Avery, werekilled in a tragic house firein White Bear Lake, a suburb northeast of the Twin Cities, early Saturday morning.

"The Minnesota Wild organization is heartbroken by the tragic loss of Jessi Pierce and her children. Jessi was a kind, compassionate person that cared deeply about her family and those around her. She served as a dedicated ambassador for the game of hockey during her time covering the Wild and the NHL," the team wrote. "Jessi and her children will be greatly missed. Our thoughts and deepest condolences go out to their family, friends, and all who knew and loved them."

The NHL also shared condolences to Pierce's family, noting her work as a contributor to the league's in-house media, NHL.com.

"The entire National Hockey League family sends our prayers and deepest condolences to the Pierce family on the passing of Jessi Pierce and her three young children," the league wrote in a statement. "Jessi loved our game and was a valued member of the NHL.com team for a decade. We will miss her terribly."

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Several members of the NHL media also posted in tribute to Pierce. Michael Russo, the Wild beat reporter at The Athletic, and Kirsten Krull, Pierce's co-host on the podcast Bardown Beauties, both posted lengthy tributes Sunday morning, with other media members like ESPN's Greg Wyshynski and The Athletic's Zack Pierce chiming in.

"My heart breaks for Mike for the loss of his wife and children and Jessi's family, friends and colleagues for this unimaginable loss. This hockey community lost a wonderful, energetic and one of a kind voice and story teller and Grade A person," Russo wrote. "Life can be unbearably unfair sometimes, and it's impossible to make sense of this tragedy."

Bill Price, the Editor-in-Chief of NHL.com, where Pierce was a contributor for the past 10 seasons,also spokeabout Pierce's presence in hockey media.

"The entire NHL.com team is devastated and heartbroken by the loss of Jessi and her children," Price said. "Jessi's love of her family and hockey was evident in the energy and passion she brought to her work for us.

"She was an absolute joy to talk to and work with. She will be deeply missed."

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An injured star, dominant top seeds and Hall of Fame coaches face off. Here’s what to know for Sunday’s March Madness action

We've had buzzer-beaters,upsets, top seedsnarrowly survivingand national title contenders looking like, well, national title contenders.

It's been a mad, mad weekend and the Sweet 16 in the men's and women's NCAA tournament is starting to take shape.

With eight more games scheduled for Sunday, the men's tournament will wrap up its first two rounds on Sunday. The women, meanwhile, are just getting started with the Round of 32, finishing up their first weekend action on Monday.

Here's what you need to know for Sunday's action.

Iowa State and its injured star

The Midwest No. 2 seed Iowa State Cyclones looked like Final Four contenders on Friday as they eclipsed the century mark with a resounding 108-74 win over the Tennessee State Tigers.

But the joy was tempered by an injury to the Cyclones' second-team All-American Joshua Jefferson. The senior forward landed awkwardly after a layup and rolled his ankle. Jefferson left the court with assistance from athletic trainers and later returned with a boot on his injured left leg.

The 22-year-old was taken for an x-ray, which came back negative, and was diagnosed with a left ankle sprain, team head coach TJ Otzelberger told reporters after the game.

"We will continue to reevaluate over the next day or two and just see where things are when we get to Sunday and we figure out what time we play," Otzelberger added.

Iowa State will face the No. 7 seed Kentucky Wildcats in St. Louis, Missouri, in the second round. Kentucky is in the game thanks to the standout moment of the tournament,a buzzer-beating 3-pointerthat sent their game against Santa Clara into overtime, where they eventually pulled away.

Florida and Arizona look to cruise

The top seeds playing on Sunday barely broke a sweat in their opening games on Friday.

Florida put the hurt on Prairie View A&M on Friday, more than doubling them up with a 114-55 win. Arizona, meanwhile, barely had to get out of second gear against Long Island University, sending the viral 16-seed home after a 92-58 beatdown.

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The Gators and Wildcats are Final Four picks for many bracketologists (professional and amateur alike), and it's likely that they'll not exactly face huge tests on Sunday. The Gators take on Iowa and Arizona takes on Utah State.

If either the Hawkeyes or the Aggies pull off the major upset, ignore everything you just read.

Bill Self vs. Rick Pitino

What a tasty matchup of coaches we'll get in the Kansas-St. John's game.

Two Hall of Fame coaches with multiple national titles going up against each other for a spot in the Sweet 16 – there are few things better.

Self and Kansas have been to 11 Sweet 16s during their time together, which began in 2003, but are looking to get to the second weekend for the first time since winning the 2022 national title. Kansas put together a 24-10 record this year and escaped California Baptist with an eight-point victory on Friday in a game that the Jayhawks would have liked to be a little less stressful.

Pitino and St. John's, meanwhile, had that stressless experience. The Johnnies – smarting at being chosen as a 5-see despite being the Big East regular season and tournament champions – smacked Northern Iowa 79-53 and are looking to go further than they did in last year's tournament. In that Round of 32 defeat to Arkansas, Pitino was defeated by another Hall of Fame contemporary, John Calipari and Arkansas.

Pitino has been to the Sweet 16 with three different schools – Providence, Kentucky and Louisville – and will be looking to take St. John's to the second weekend for the first time this century; the last time St. John's made it to the tournament's second weekend was 1999.

Will there be any upsets in the women's tournament?

Friday was the chalkiest day possible in the women's bracket as not a single upset took place in the Round of 64. With those same teams taking to the court on Sunday, the question remains: Can any of the underdogs pull off a win?

With three different 4 vs. 5 matches, it's possible that one of those teams (Ole Miss, Maryland and Michigan State, which narrowly avoided an upset in its opening game) could pull off the mini upset and advance. But they'll face the unique challenge in the women's tournament that the opening rounds are played in the highest-seeded team's home arena so all three of those teams will playing road games against Minnesota, UNC and Oklahoma respectively.

Otherwise, expect more dominant performances by the tournament's top teams. Michigan, LSU, Duke, TCU and Texas all rolled in their opening games. The closest contest was Duke's 17-point win over the College of Charleston, and most of those games were decided by 30 or more points.

Men's schedule

• No. 2 Purdue vs. No. 7 Miami at 12:10 p.m. ET on CBS

• No. 2 Iowa State vs. No. 7 Kentucky at 2:45 p.m. ET on CBS

• No. 4 Kansas vs. No. 5 St. John's at 5:15 p.m. ET on CBS

• No. 3 Virginia vs. No. 6 Tennessee at 6:10 p.m. ET on TNT

• No. 1 Florida vs. No. 9 Iowa at 7:10 p.m. ET on TBS

• No. 1 Arizona vs. No. 9 Utah State at 7:50 p.m. ET on truTV

• No. 2 UConn vs. No. 7 UCLA at 8:45 p.m. ET on TNT

• No. 4 Alabama vs. No. 5 Texas Tech at 9:45 p.m. ET on TBS

Women's schedule

• No. 4 UNC vs. No. 5 Maryland at noon ET on ESPN

• No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 7 NC State at 1 p.m. ET on ABC

• No. 4 Minnesota vs. No. 5 Ole Miss at 2 p.m. ET on ESPN

• No. 2 LSU vs. No. 7 Texas Tech at 3 p.m. ET on ABC

• No. 3 Duke vs. No. 6 Baylor at 4 p.m. ET on ESPN

• No. 1 Texas vs. No. 8 Oregon at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN

• No. 4 Oklahoma vs. No. 5 Michigan State at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN

• No. 3 TCU vs. No. 6 Washington at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN

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