LCSO: Missing man’s body found in son’s freezer

Writer: Paul Dolan
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Jake Ryan Hemmert mugshot. CREDIT: LCSO

The son of a missing man now faces homicide charges after deputies found the man dead in a freezer.

According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, a family member had reported Brian Hemmert missing.

Last week, deputies swarmed the street in the River Hall neighborhood while looking for evidence in the man’s disappearance.

Deputies said the missing man’s son, Jake Ryan Hemmert, 31, faces a homicide charge on top of charges of fraud and grand theft.

According to the police report, the suspect used his father’s credit card daily since the man’s disappearance on June 20. The estimated value of the spending equated to $23,560. The suspect claimed his father allowed him to use the card to pay for HOA fees.

While deputies questioned the son, he admitted to shooting his father in bed but claimed it to be a suicide request. He also confessed to cleaning up the scene and destroying the mattress, which was retained in trash bags in the house’s attic.

Jake Is being held on $825,000 bail in the Lee County jail.

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