• Forty-year-old charged over human remains and corpse abuse
• Case under investigation after posting videos on YouTube

Michael Chadwick Fry, 41, was arrested in Texas and charged with abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence after allegedly possessing human remains and posting a video online showing them at the Dallas field office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, according to Bartonville Police.

Investigations began on March 16 when a Bartonville officer received a call from Fry’s mother, who said her son asked for money to rent a truck, claiming he needed to move a “body.” When questioned, Fry became angry and left the house.

Fry’s sister later informed police that he had filmed himself at the FBI office. The video showed Fry throwing a closed white bucket over the fence, claiming he wanted to compel the FBI to act on what he described as misconduct by Denton County officials, without specifying the alleged wrongdoing. A federal agent confirmed the bucket contained human bones, still under forensic analysis.

Fry posted another video on YouTube showing what appeared to be a human skull at his Denton home. His mother also told police she found GPS searches for cemeteries in Arlington, Texas, and Oklahoma City, as well as a new shovel, and noticed Fry had begun locking the shed in the backyard.

Further investigations revealed additional videos posted by Fry showing separate human remains and an urn of ashes. Authorities later determined Fry had stolen an urn from a cemetery in Oklahoma City, part of an earlier police investigation. Evidence was also found at a Denton cemetery indicating a coffin had been removed.

The identities of the victims and Fry’s motives remain unclear. The case is ongoing, and next of kin have been notified. Fry was released on $30,000 bail.

Fry previously gained media attention in 2018 after ramming a truck into a TV station in Dallas to protest a 2012 police shooting in Denton County that killed his friend; he later apologized in court.