Monday update    (AP) — A 20-year-old man and a juvenile female are jailed after a man’s tortured body was found at a northwest Missouri lake.

The victim, 58-year-old Mark Thomas of Liberty, was found dead early Sunday at Smithville Lake. Court documents say his body was found inside a park restroom with his ankles bound, a bag wired around his head and a ring finger partially severed. He died from a blow to the head.

The Clay County prosecutor’s office says Zachary Lisle is charged with murder, kidnapping, robbery and armed criminal action. His bond was set a $1 million. Online records do not indicate that he has an attorney.

The prosecutor’s office did not specify what charges the female might face.

 

Sunday 1/5/14(AP) — Authorities are investigating the death of a man whose body was found at a western Missouri lake as a possible homicide.

The victim is believed to be 58-year-old Mark Thomas of Liberty. Clay County deputies found the body early Sunday in a park at Smithville Lake. Family members had reported Thomas missing, and his vehicle was found Saturday in a Kansas City trailer park.

Kansas City police say the cause of death has not been determined but that the case is being investigated as a homicide that likely occurred in Kansas City.