JA'DERRIUS MINNIEWEATHER (photo: Facebook)
Baton Rouge officials are partnering with the FBI to recover the remains of missing 15-year-old Ja’Derrius Minnieweather, believed to be in the Baton Rouge North Landfill. Police Chief T.J. Morse says it is an active solid waste landfill covering over 400 acres that receives around 1,600 tons of waste each day.
“We have been trying to isolate and reduce our search area and believe that the cell we have to search makes up nearly half an acre,” Morse said.
Officials searching will wear fully insulated suits due to the threat of hazardous gases. Fire Chief Michael Kimble says the safety of the men and women conducting the search is a top priority.
“Every dump has every household, human waste, you name it; as you all know, it’s a nasty environment that these men and women are going to be put into to conduct this search,” Kimble said.
The physical search is expected to begin July 13 after extensive planning. Kimbell says the search will be conducted entirely by hand and compares the process to combing through the wreckage of 9/11. He says it could take several weeks.
“It’s going to take quite some time. How long it’s going to take, we don’t know. But we’re going to encounter every opportunity and flip every coin we have in that pile until we realize we can’t go no more,” Kimble said.
Police believe Minnieweather was beaten to death and picked up on a routine collection route to the landfill. 51-year-old Maurice Parms was arrested and faces a first-degree murder charge. He has not provided any information on the location of the remains.
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