Woman Accused of Giving False Report in Case of Buried Son
A woman accused of burying her son in the backyard of her home faces charges--not for disposing of the body--but for allegedly misleading investigators.
Beverly Johnson was charged after the body of her son Robert Clay Johnson Jr. was found Nov. 10 in a shallow grave behind the Las Vegas tract home they shared, police Sgt. Kevin Manning said.
A Clark County coroner’s report shows Johnson died of a drug overdose.
Johnson’s mother is scheduled to appear in court Wednesday on charges of obstructing justice by giving false information to missing persons investigators after family members reported the disabled man missing, Manning said, but not for burying his body.
“So far, no one has been able to tell us that it’s illegal to do that [in Las Vegas],” Manning said.
Beverly Johnson told investigators that she couldn’t afford a funeral, so she buried her son in the yard, Manning said.
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