A Texas man has been arrested and charged with abuse of a corpse after authorities say he threw a bucket containing suspected human remains over the fence at the FBI’s Dallas field office and posted video of the act online. Michael Chadwick Fry, 41, faces two counts of abuse of a corpse and one count of tampering with evidence, according to the Bartonville Police Department.
The investigation began on March 16 after Fry’s mother reported that he asked her for money to rent a U-Haul, claiming he “had a body that needed to be moved.” Fry then left the home and, according to his sister, filmed himself throwing a large white bucket over the FBI building’s fence. In the video, Fry said he was trying to compel the FBI to intervene over alleged wrongdoing by Denton County officials, though details of that claim remain unclear. FBI agents examining the bucket found numerous bones that appeared human, which are now awaiting forensic analysis. Additional videos posted by Fry showed what appeared to be a human skull at his Denton County home, as well as other human remains and an urn of ashes. Investigators say Fry stole an urn containing human remains from an Oklahoma City cemetery and may have removed a coffin from a Denton mausoleum. The case remains active, with next of kin notified, and Fry is in custody on a $30,000 surety bond. Fry previously made headlines in 2018 for ramming a truck into a Dallas TV station, citing anger over a 2012 police shooting in Denton County.
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