A family, consisting of a mother, father, and their son, have been apprehended following an incident where the father is accused of murdering a 48-year-old in New Jersey. He allegedly enlisted the help of his wife and son to dismantle and discard the victim’s remains.

Everton Thomas, aged 41, is charged with first-degree murder. His wife, Sherrie Parker, also 41, and their son, Deshawn Thomas, 22, are facing charges of desecrating human remains and tampering with evidence related to the death of Harold Miller Jr., as per official statements. Authorities report that Miller’s body had not been found as of Thursday.

In addition to murder, Everton Thomas was also charged with desecration of human remains and tampering with physical evidence.

Based on a release from the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office, Miller was reported missing on June 14 to the Deptford Township Police. It was noted that he was last seen in Camden, New Jersey, playing cards with friends in the early hours of June 12. His abandoned vehicle was discovered on June 14 in Pennsauken, New Jersey, about 4 miles from Camden.

Authorities obtained surveillance and cell data showing Miller entering a Camden residence on the 2600 block of Baird Boulevard right before 11:30 a.m. on June 12.

“Shortly thereafter, the footage recorded a sound consistent with a single gunshot,” the release details. “Miller was not seen exiting the property. The footage did show a man, later identified as Everton Thomas, moving and parking Miller’s car at its eventual location in Pennsauken.”

Evidence implicating Everton Thomas’ family soon followed, police said.

“Investigators discovered that Sherrie Parker and Deshawn Thomas had purchased a chainsaw, bins, trash bags, and cleaning materials after Miller entered the residence but was not seen leaving,” stated the prosecutors. “Further surveillance showed Everton and Dashawn Thomas making several trips to Tamarack Apartments’ dumpsters, loading various containers and trash bags into a vehicle before exiting the city.”

Court documents obtained by Patch Media stated a witness who lived in the Thomases’ home told investigators that Deshawn Thomas said his dad woke him up and said he needed his son to help him “chop up” a body. A different witness reportedly told investigators they heard power tools being used in the basement and that they heard Sherrie Parker say, “A wife gotta do what she gotta do” and, “I wish they never find him,” referring to her husband.

During a search of Everton Thomas’ residence on June 20, investigators said he was found to be in possession of a loaded firearm with one round in the chamber and nine in the 10-round magazine. There were also several “bloodstains inside the residence” that were brought to a lab for testing.

The day after the search of his home, before he was charged with a crime, authorities said Everton Thomas fled from the U.S. to Canada.

As the investigation continued, subsequent forensic testing confirmed Harold Miller Jr. was the source of the DNA from the bloodstains found inside the Thomases’ home, authorities said.

The Burlington County Times reported that Everton Thomas and Miller were “acquaintances.”

Charges were filed against all three family members on Sept. 5. A motive for the alleged murder has not yet been disclosed.

Everton Thomas was taken into custody by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol on Sept. 8, at the Port of Buffalo, New York, when he crossed from Canada back into the U.S. on a commercial bus. He is currently being held in a local correctional facility as he awaits extradition back to New Jersey.

Sherrie Parker and Deshawn Thomas were also arrested on Sept. 8 — by a U.S. Marshals Service regional fugitive task force. They are currently being held at the Camden County Correctional Facility.

It was not immediately clear when the family would appear in court.