A Kansas man has been charged for the alleged beating death of William Howard Paige in 2014.

Timothy D. Osborne, 50, of Atchison has been charged in Buchanan County with a Class B. Felony of Voluntary Manslaughter in connection with the death of Paige.

Paige was reported missing by family members which led to the St. Joseph Police Department to investigate and discover his partially decomposed body on May 15, 2014 in the wooded area surrounding Wyeth Hill in St. Joseph.

(Correction from prosecutor’s office: on or around April 18th, not 11th as previously stated.) According to court documents witnesses reported that on or around the evening of April 18th, 2014 Osborne and Paige got into an argument and Osborne allegedly struck Paige multiple times.

“Witnesses report the defendant ordered other persons to leave the area and a large pool of blood, believed to be from the victim’s injuries, was later discovered at the scene,” St. Joseph Police Officer Det. Frank Till said in the probable cause statement. “The victim’s body was discovered approximately 30 yards from the area where the assault occurred and upon autopsy the cause of death was determined to be blunt force trauma to the head.”

Class B felony voluntary manslaughter carries a penalty range between 5 and 15 years behind bars.

Osborne was arrested in Atchison and is expected to be arraigned in Buchanan, Co. on Friday. He’s currently being held on $75,000 bond.