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Teen Arrested After Human Remains Found in Suitcases at Palm Bay’s ‘Compound

Police cite scene evidence linking the case to a recent missing‑person report.

Overview

  • Officers found two suitcases with human remains at The Compound, an undeveloped area off 1574 Bombardier Blvd, after a Saturday, March 28 call at 10:50 a.m.
  • Personal items at the scene included an Amazon package addressed to 19-year-old Lucas Sander Jones, according to police.
  • Investigators say Jones’s girlfriend last saw Colie Lee Daniel unconscious at Jones’s home on March 20 before driving Jones to The Compound the next day, where he dumped two gray totes.
  • A FLOCK license-plate reader recorded her car entering the area twice on March 21, and a search of Jones’s home found blood stains and a kitchen knife matching one recovered in a suitcase.
  • Police arrested Jones on March 28 on charges of abuse of a dead human body, tampering with evidence, and improper disposal of human remains, and authorities have not confirmed the identity of the remains as outlets report conflicting custody status.