AKRON, Ohio — The Akron Police Department is investigating after a skull and other human remains were discovered. Some of the remains were found in a fire pit.
According to the Summit County Medical Examiner's Office, the remains were discovered May 2 around 5 p.m. near a homeless encampment in a wooded area by Silver Street. The remains were initially discovered by someone walking along some nearby railroad tracks.
The remains have been identified as 22-year-old Xavier Menefee, of Canton, the medical examiner's office said. He was identified by dental records.
While speaking to two people at the scene, one of the men informed officers about an incident that had occurred several days earlier when he learned human remains were found inside a trash bag in a wooded area near a homeless encampment, police said.
Police said two people have been arrested and charged with abuse of a corpse.
