Grandson of N.J. official found dead after kidnappers demanded pot from his family
07/05/2019 7:00 am PDT
via WPIX
CAMDEN, N.J. (WPIX) -- The grandson of a New Jersey official has been found dead shortly after a photo showing him blindfolded and bound was sent to his family by someone demanding 10 to 15 pounds of marijuana.
Camden County officials say the body of 20-year-old Curtis Jenkins III was found in a Camden, New Jersey, home around 11 p.m. Tuesday. A cause of death has not been disclosed.
The discovery came a few hours after 32-year-old Brandon Beverly was charged with kidnapping and aggravated assault counts related to the case.
Jenkins was last seen Sunday night. County police have said his disappearance was a “calculated plot to entrap and abduct the victim.”
Jenkins' grandfather is Camden City Council President Curtis Jenkins Sr.
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