A man has been arrested and charged with murder after the Leon County Sheriff's Office discovered human remains linked to a missing persons case on a property in Buffalo, Texas. The suspect, Michael Dean Davis Jr., 27, was taken into custody in connection with the grim discovery.
The investigation was initiated on June 19 following a report of a missing person and child, both of whom were entered into the National Crime Information Center as missing persons. Authorities identified Davis as a potential threat due to his violent tendencies and the safety of his son, prompting a carefully planned approach that culminated in his arrest on Nov. 12, 2024.
During the execution of a search warrant on the Buffalo property, law enforcement officers located the human remains, which were later confirmed to belong to a 27-year-old woman named Mahogany Washington. Washington, who was the mother of Davis' 8-year-old son, had not been seen or heard from by her family since July 2022.
The child was found unharmed in Davis' care and has since been placed under the protection of Child Protective Services. Davis was apprehended in Laredo and officially charged with murder in connection to the case.
Multiple law enforcement agencies collaborated to ensure the safe recovery of the missing child and the arrest of the suspect. The agencies involved in the operation included the Leon County Sheriff’s Office, Leon County District Attorney’s Office, US Marshals’ Lone Star Fugitive Task Force-Waco, US Marshals’ Gulf Coast Violent Offenders and Fugitive Task Force - Laredo Division, Laredo Police Department, US Postal Inspection Service, Webb County District Attorney's Office, Texas Department of Public Safety, and Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Rangers Division.
