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• May 15, 2008 10:37 am US/Mountain
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Suspect In Dismembered Body Case Charged

CORTEZ, Colo. (AP) ― A Montezuma County man has been formally charged with second-degree murder after authorities found a dismembered body believed to be his father.

District Attorney Jim Wilson said Wednesday that prosecutors suspect Jeremiah R. Berry, 20, killed his father, Jack Berry, 42.

Investigators found body parts in at least three locations late last month. Some were encased in two buckets of concrete.

Jeremiah Berry is being held under $500,000 bail. His next court appearance is scheduled for June 20.

County Judge Todd Plewe has agreed to unseal some procedural documents and court orders after the Cortez Journal filed a motion seeking their release.

A gag order remains in effect in the case.

(© 2008 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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