Authorities have arrested a Columbia Heights man in connection with the death of his 16-year-old son, Jordan “Manny” Collins Jr., whose body was found last month in a landfill.
Jordan Dupree Collins Sr., 38, was taken into custody Monday and is being held on suspicion of second-degree murder, according to the Anoka County Jail roster. He had not been formally charged as of Tuesday afternoon.
Jordan “Manny” Collins Jr. (Courtesy of the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office)
Collins Jr. was last seen May 8 near the 4900 block of University Avenue in Columbia Heights.
“Since that day, my life has been turned upside down,” Collins’ mother, Ashley Berry, previously wrote on GoFundMe (gofund.me/0f54c11b). “Every moment of every day has been focused on finding him.”
Public safety officials found the body of Collins Jr. on June 28 at the Elk River Landfill.
Anoka County Sheriff Brad Wise said authorities think Collins Jr. went missing against his will. Video evidence led them to believe his body went from a dumpster in Columbia Heights to the Waste Management facility.
Jordan Dupree Collins Sr. (Courtesy of the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office)
Law enforcement began checking the landfill June 4. The FBI brought in its Laboratory Evidence Response Team Unit and the Technical Hazardous Response Unit from Virginia to help in the investigation. After nearly four weeks, a member of the search team discovered Collins Jr.’s body.
Collins Sr. has a criminal history in Minnesota dating back to 2008, when he was convicted of second-degree aggravated robbery in Ramsey County. His other convictions include misdemeanor theft in 2010 and 2012, misdemeanor DWI in 2016 and gross misdemeanor giving false information to police in 2017.
Police said Monday that the teen’s death remains under investigation.
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