Body found in Grande Prairie during search for missing McKinney woman

The woman’s body was found Wednesday in Grande Prairie as law enforcement officers across North Texas are searching for Kayla Kelly, 33, the Collin County Sheriff’s Office said.

Police cars were seen late Wednesday blocking traffic at the intersection of Kingswood Boulevard and Prairie Oak Boulevard, in a residential area about one mile from the home of Ocastor Ferguson, the man accused of kidnapping Kelly, neighbors say. Neighbors told NBC 5 that police have been investigating the area since noon.

A source confirmed to NBC 5 that investigators were working to find the body, and Collin County sheriff’s deputies were involved in the investigation. The Collin County Sheriff’s Office later confirmed a woman was found dead in a field.

The remains will be taken to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office for identification and cause of death.

Kelly, 33, was reported missing on January 11 after her loved ones and colleagues said they had not heard from her for several days. She has been dating a man named Kevin Brown since last summer and her friends say she planned to confront him after learning he was married and that his real name was Ocastor Ferguson.

Ferguson, 32, was arrested on January 14 on charges of kidnapping. He is being held at the Collin County Jail on bail totaling over $1 million.

According to an arrest warrant obtained Wednesday by NBC 5, detectives said Ferguson admitted to having a relationship with Kelly and that his phone records showed him near her home, where her car was found abandoned and burned on Jan. 10.

Search One Rescue Team, a local nonprofit that helps law enforcement with lost and missing cases, said they were called in twice on Friday and Monday to help with the search.

The Collin County Sheriff’s Office said more information will be released as the investigation progresses.

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