PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A man has been charged with burglary and abuse of a corpse in connection with a dismembered body found in a U-Haul truck in northeast Philadelphia, authorities said.
Taray Herring, 47, was arraigned Saturday morning on those charges as well as counts of criminal trespass, theft, and evidence-tampering, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. He was ordered held without bail.
Police responding to a burglary call in the Somerton neighborhood followed a U-Haul truck that drove away from the property. After they pulled the driver over, they reported finding the dismembered body in a trash bag in the rear of the truck. A weapon was also found. The driver and a passenger were arrested.
Authorities have not yet released the victim’s name or a cause of death.
The Defender Association of Philadelphia, listed in court records as representing Herring, declined comment Saturday.
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