A man charged with second-degree murder for a 2021 killing in Kent of 36-year-old Austin Leming reportedly dismembered Leming’s body to get rid of him. The remains of Leming have yet to be found.

Brian Christopher Mares, 46, whose last known address is listed as Kent, faces a second-degree murder charge in the Dec. 8, 2021 incident that allegedly involved a verbal dispute in a Kent apartment in the 1600 block of West Smith Street , according to charging papers filed Nov. 19 by the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.

Kent Police arrested Mares for investigation of murder Nov. 17 at a Des Moines address after a four-year investigation that started with the disappearance of Leming. A judge set bail at $5 million, the amount requested by prosecutors. He remains in the King County

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