KINGMAN, AZ — Authorities have identified human remains that were found late last year in the Mohave County desert.
On December 4, 2022, MCSO deputies were called to the remote desert area in Yucca near Alamo Road where a body was discovered in a large pile of debris wrapped in a tarp.
The Mohave County Medical Examiner's Office has positively identified the remains using DNA testing as 50-year-old Brandon Ray Parlanti of Kingman.
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On August 3, detectives announced the arrest of 29-year-old Shannon Allen Powell. He was arrested and is facing charges of 2nd-degree murder and abandonment of a body, according to MCSO.
Information on the cause of death hasn't been released.
An investigation remains ongoing.
Anyone with information on this incident is encouraged to contact the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office Detective Division at 928-753-0753 ext. 4288 and reference DR# 22-045997.
