Two people in custody after missing Kansas man's body found

SIKESTON, Mo. — Two people are in custody in connection with the death of a Kansas man, and a third person is being sought.

Elsie M. Coleman-Hamilton, 40, of North Little Rock, Arkansas, and Ronnie Carl Robinson Sr., 49, of Sikeston face charges in connection with the disappearance of Larry Weaver of Pittsburg, Kansas.

Weaver, whose body was discovered Saturday morning in a cotton field in New Madrid County, Missouri, was reported missing along with his motorcycle Tuesday from a Sikeston motel.

Robinson and Coleman are charged in New Madrid County with first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle and receiving stolen property.

Capt. Jim McMillen, public information officer with the Sikeston Department of Public Safety, reported Saturday afternoon at least one other suspect is being sought in the case.

According to McMillen, video surveillance of a Chevrolet Avalanche, believed used in the theft of the motorcycle, was disseminated and the Major Case Squad found the vehicle late Friday in Charleston, Missouri. Information led officers to the vehicle and to at least three suspects involved in the apparent theft.

Coleman-Hamilton and Robinson were arrested Friday night.

The SEMO Major Case Squad continued an aerial search for Weaver.

“Around 10 a.m. on July 2, 2016, an investigator located an object in a cotton field off of FF Highway near County Road 420,” McMillen reported. “The helicopter crew landed and discovered this to be a body.”

The SEMO Major Case Squad set up an area around the crime scene and began processing for evidence. The body was confirmed to be Larry Weaver.

McMillen said the investigation is continuing. An autopsy is scheduled to determine the cause of Weaver’s death.

“It can be said the death certainly appears suspicious, and more information will be released as it becomes available,” McMillen said.

Anyone with information about the investigation is asked to contact Sikeston DPS at (573) 471-4711. All tips can remain anonymous.