LEON COUNTY, Texas (KXXV) — A Laredo man has been arrested and charged with murder following a search and investigation stemming from the discovery of human remains.

According to the Leon County Sheriff’s Office, a missing person and child report was filed on June 19 of this year; These individuals have not been seen or heard from by their families since July 2022.

The reports were entered as missing and an investigation was launched.

On October 22, 2024, authorities executed a search warrant at a property in Buffalo, where human remains were found. The remains were sent to a laboratory to be examined and positively identified.

The investigation led to a search for a person suspected of being involved, and on Tuesday, November 12, Michael Dean Davis Jr. was successfully captured and charged in Laredo.

He is currently being held in the Webb County Jail on $3,000,000 bail.

“All individuals will be presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law,” said Leon County Sheriff Kevin Ellis.

“This is still an ongoing investigation and no further details will be released at this time.”