Robert Jeffrey Young and Mark Rubinson were charged with abusing a corpse, identity theft and criminal impersonation. They were freed on bond, according to the Denver Post.
It’s unclear how their “friend,” Jeffrey Jarrett, died, but the men were not charged in his death. The cause has not yet been determined, as toxicology tests are still under way, the paper reported.
According to the Post, an affidavit said Young found Jarrett dead at his home in southeast Denver, but instead of alerting authorities, went to find Rubinson at the restaurant where he works. The two then allegedly went back to Jarrett’s home and loaded the body into Rubinson’s Lincoln Navigator.
The affidavit accused Young and Rubinson of leaving Jarrett’s body in the vehicle while they drank at a bar on his tab Aug. 27.
Investigators allege the men stopped at a restaurant, returned Jarrett’s body to his home, used Jarrett’s ATM card and withdrew $400 at a teller machine at Shotgun Willie’s strip club before reporting Jarrett’s death.
“This is a bizarre and unfortunate crime,” police spokesman Sonny Jackson said. “This isn’t anything you want to have happen to a loved one. You want them treated with respect in death.”
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