GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Testimony continues in the trial of Jared Chance, after his own brother took to the stand on Wednesday.
Jared is accused of murdering and dismembering the body of Ashley Young of Oshtemo and is faces charges of second-degree murder, mutilation of a dead body, concealing a death and three counts of tampering with evidence.
Parts of Young’s body were discovered in the basement of Chance’s southeast Grand Rapids apartment on Franklin Street near Dolbee Avenue back on December 2nd 2018.
Konrad Chance, Jared’s brother, testified on Wednesday that he and his parents helped his brother move items from his apartment, including a cardboard box.
A crime scene technician testified that a box sitting on the stairs of the home contained “limbs.”
Over 200 pieces of evidence are expected to be shown during the course of the trial. The jury was shown gruesome photos and even looked at the physical saw with Young’s blood and tissue on it that was discovered underneath a couch in Chance’s parents Holland home.
If convicted, Chance could spend the rest of his life in prison.
The prosecution will continue showing disturbing evidence to try to convince the jury while the judge explained that some of Young’s remains are still missing.
Prosecutors are seeking a second-degree murder conviction instead of open murder due to the missing parts.
Chance rejected a plea offer earlier this week that would have given him a shot at a shorter sentence in the hopes that he will be found not guilty in the murder and dismemberment case.
