Farnhamville, Iowa — In an update our previous report, authorities have charged a Webster County man in connection with the death this past weekend, of a 17-year-old Farnhamville girl. KCCI reports, according to court documents, 21-year-old Nathan Bevers-McGiveney, of Gowrie, is charged with abuse of a corpse – failure to disclose known location in connection.  Bevers-McGivney is being held in the Carroll County Jail.

The criminal complaint says shortly before 11 p.m. Sunday, a woman contacted the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office to report her daughter missing. She and her other daughter were out walking and looking for the missing girl when they came upon Bevers-McGivney, who was “covered in apparent blood” and was in possession of the missing daughter’s scooter and other personal effects.

According to the criminal complaint, when questioned by law enforcement about the blood on his clothes, Bevers-McGivney requested to speak to a lawyer. He was detained and transported to the Carroll County Jail while the investigation continued.

The missing girl’s body was found shortly after 9-a.m., Monday. The criminal complaint alleges that the location where the girl’s body was discovered “suggests that Bevers-McGivney intentionally hid” the body to conceal a crime, and that he failed to disclose the location with the intent to conceal a crime.

It is unclear if further charges are pending. The incident left the community of Farnhamville – a population of roughly 400 people – in shock. The Superintendent of Southeast Valley Schools said in a statement, Monday afternoon, that counselors would be available in the district this week to help students and staff deal with the loss of their classmate.