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Accused skull bong makers appear in court
12:54 PM CDT on Monday, May 12, 2008
HUMBLE, Texas -- Two of the three Kingwood teens accused of digging up a corpse, decapitating its head and using the skull as a marijuana pipe were in court Friday morning.
Matthew Gonzalez and Kevin Jones’ families were pretty upset that the pair has been charged with such a shocking crime.
Investigators said they are trying to track down a fourth teenager to see if he was involved in the incident.
Other officers are trying to find any living relatives of Willie Simms, who was 11 years old when he died in 192 His was the grave that was allegedly dug up in the historic Humble cemetery.
“Oh, this is devastating for us and my family,” said Patricia Jones, the grandmother of suspect Kevin Jones.
Jones faced the judge with his grandmother behind him, seated in the courtroom pews. Like any grandma, she doesn't want to believe what he's accused of doing.
11 News: "Is it not true?"
Mrs. Jones: “I don't know anything about it. All I know is what you guys are saying."
11 News: "But do you think he did it?"
Mrs. Jones: “You have ruined my life.”
11 News: “Do you think they really did it or are they making it up ma'am?"
Mrs. Jones: “I have no idea at this point. He says he wasn't there. If he wasn't there, he couldn't do it, right?”
From the courtroom to Kingwood, 11 News then tracked down Matthew Gonzalez's brother.
“When the cops first came in he didn’t know what was going on,” said Chris Gonzalez.
He insisted that despite stories from investigators, that while his brother was there and participated. he didn’t go through with taking the skull and turning it into a bong.
“Oh yeah, I believe he did some of it, like halfway through and then realized it was wrong and walked away,” said Gonzalez.
Matt Gonzalez said he walked away from the grave digging when the hole was only two feet deep.
Water still stands in Willie Simms' grave. Investigators don't know if his body is still in there somewhere. Investigators say Jones is the only one of the three teens who says he took the skull. Nevertheless, so far they haven’t found it, lending a chance that it could still be in the grave.
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