Columbia Heights man arrested in teen son’s death

Executives have arrested a Columbia Heights man in connection with the death of his -year-old son Jordan Manny Collins Jr whose body was uncovered last month in a landfill Jordan Dupree Collins Sr was taken into custody Monday and is being held on suspicion of second-degree murder according to the Anoka County Jail roster He had not been formally charged as of Tuesday afternoon Jordan Manny Collins Jr Courtesy of the Anoka County Sheriff's Office Collins Jr was last seen May near the block of University Avenue in Columbia Heights Since that day my life has been turned upside down Collins mother Ashley Berry previously wrote on GoFundMe gofund me f c b Every moment of every day has been focused on finding him Society safety agents revealed the body of Collins Jr on June at the Elk River Landfill Anoka County Sheriff Brad Wise noted functionaries think Collins Jr went missing against his will Video evidence led them to believe his body went from a dumpster in Columbia Heights to the Waste Management facility Jordan Dupree Collins Sr Courtesy of the Anoka County Sheriff's Office Law enforcement began checking the landfill June The FBI brought in its Laboratory Evidence Response Gang Unit and the Technical Hazardous Response Unit from Virginia to help in the assessment After nearly four weeks a member of the search group discovered Collins Jr s body Collins Sr has a criminal history in Minnesota dating back to when he was convicted of second-degree aggravated robbery in Ramsey County His other convictions include misdemeanor theft in and misdemeanor DWI in and gross misdemeanor giving false information to police in Police mentioned Monday that the teen s death remains under examination Related Articles Minnesota state Sen John Hoffman shot times by a man posing as an officer leaves the hospital Woman who died after shooting on Minneapolis interstate was -year-old from St Paul After rainbow flags damaged in St Paul man charged in connection with attempted sign theft Epstein client list doesn t exist Justice Department says walking back theory Bondi had promoted St Paul man ID d as July th Minneapolis homicide victim