(Calhoun County, Iowa) – Attorneys for a 21-year-old male from northern Iowa accused in the murder of a 17-year-old female from Farnhamville, have entered a plea of not guilty for their client.

Michele “Luna” Jackson was reported missing in Farnhamville on Sept. 22. Her body was then found the following morning. The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office says 21-year-old Nathaniel Bevers-McGivney, of Gowrie, has been charged with first-degree murder in her death.

Nathaniel Bevers-McGivney(Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office photo)

Criminal complaints said Jackson’s mother encountered Bevers-McGivney, and said he was covered in blood and had some of Michele’s belongings. Bevers-McGivney was taken into custody. The criminal complaint says when law enforcement questioned Bevers-McGivney about the blood that was on his clothing, he requested to speak to a lawyer.

Investigators say the location of Jackson’s body suggest that Bevers-McGivney had hid the body to cover up a crime.