In a disturbing turn of events, a man previously known for crashing his truck into a Dallas news station in 2018 has found himself back in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. Michael Chadwick Fry, 41, was recently apprehended and charged with the gruesome offense of abusing a corpse after he allegedly hurled human remains at an FBI field office in Texas.
The bizarre incident unfolded after Fry’s mother contacted authorities on March 16, alarmed by her son’s request for money to rent a U-Haul. According to a probable cause affidavit obtained by NBC News, when questioned about his intentions, Fry shockingly revealed he needed to move a body. This revelation reportedly led to an outburst, prompting him to abruptly leave his mother’s residence.
The situation escalated further when Fry’s sister reached out to the police, revealing that her brother had recorded and uploaded a video to YouTube. In the footage, he is seen throwing what he claimed were “Elizabeth’s remains” over the fence at the FBI’s Dallas office, as detailed in a report by the Denton Record-Chronicle.
This unsettling act has resulted in Fry facing serious legal consequences, echoing his past run-ins with the law, including the infamous news station truck crash. Authorities continue to investigate the origins of the remains involved in this recent incident, as the community grapples with the unsettling nature of Fry’s actions.
At that point, Fry became ‘irate’ and left the home, the probable cause affidavit stated.
Shortly after, police said they received a call from Fry’s sister that he ‘filmed himself on YouTube’ throwing ‘Elizabeth’s remains’ over the fence to the FBI Dallas office, the Denton Record-Chronicle reports.
That video allegedly showed him throwing a large, closed white bucket over the fence into the secure parking lot of the FBI building.
He claimed he was trying to compel the bureau to intervene in ‘what he describes as wrongdoing by Denton County officials from a past arrest.’
The bucket ‘contained numerous bones’ that appeared to be human, the FBI said. Those bones are now awaiting further forensic analysis.
Michael Chadwick Fry, 41, was taken into custody on Thursday and charged with abuse of a corpse after he allegedly tossed human remains at the FBI field office in Dallas, Texas
Police have confirmed to KDFW that Fry is the same man who rammed a truck into the station’s building in downtown Dallas in 2018 (pictured)
Fry later posted another video to YouTube showing what appeared to be a human skull at his Denton County home, which he allegedly called ‘Elizabeth Virginia Lyons.’
The led police to believe the skull came from the same set of human remains as those found in the bucket.
But Denton police spokesperson Amy Cunningham said Lyons was buried at a local cemetery and her grave remains undisturbed.
Fry’s mother told police she found in her vehicle’s GPS history three searches for cemeteries – one in Arlington, Texas and two in Oklahoma City.
She also said she found a shovel that was never at their home before and that her son had started to lock the shed in the back of the home, which he didn’t do previously.
As the investigation continued, investigators learned Fry had stole an urn containing human remains from a cemetery in Oklahoma City – which was the subject of a police investigation there.
FBI agents also found evidence at a cemetery in Denton ‘indicating that a coffin containing human remains had been removed from a mausoleum.’
Reporters visited the cemetery and observed damage to the Magee mausoleum, which contains the remains of Jasper P Magee and Mary Myrtle Wright, a married couple who died in 1942 and 1940, respectively.
The case against him now remains active, and police said the next of kin have been notified.
Authorities found him in 2018 pacing and scattering numerous handwritten leaflets outside
Officers later determined Fry was upset about a 2012 police shooting that killed his friend, and a Dallas police spokesperson said he was trying to get media attention
Fry was unable to enter the building and was soon arrested
Meanwhile, police have confirmed to KDFW that Fry is the same man who rammed a truck into the station’s building in downtown Dallas in 2018.
Footage of the attack showed Fry slowly approaching the building, coming to a full stop before accelerating once again and then swerving head-on into the building.
The vehicle then goes in reverse – pulling with it a large panel of glass.
After returning to the street, the truck once again slams into another part of the building.
Police said at the time they arrived on the scene and arrested a ‘ranting’ man behind the wheel of the pickup truck.
He also was seen pacing and scattering numerous handwritten leaflets outside, but Fry was not able to enter the building and was soon arrested.
But he left behind a suspicious bright orange duffel bag that prompted police to set up a perimeter and bring in a bomb squad.
Officers later determined Fry was upset about a 2012 police shooting that killed his friend, and a Dallas police spokesperson said he was trying to get media attention.
Fry later apologized to the news station during a court hearing.
He also has a number of other arrests, most recently on March 20, 2022 when he was booked on a criminal mischief charge that occurred on October 26, 2021, according to the Cross Timbers Gazette.
In total, Fry has been arrested 28 times by the Denton County Sheriff’s Office, Denton Police Department and Argyle Police Department dating back to August 5, 2003 on charges including burglary, engaging in organized criminal activity, arson, theft making terroristic threats and resisting arrest.
He is now being held on a $300,000 surety bond.
