Cole Brings Plenty, the 1923 actor who went missing last weekend, was found dead Friday in a wooded area of Kansas, police and his family said.
The actor, 27, was last seen early on the morning of March 31 leaving the Lawrence, Kansas, area in a white Ford Explorer, according to a “missing” flyer posted on his uncle’s Instagram page, l “Yellowstone” actor Mo. Brings a lot.
Cole Brings Plenty was also previously identified as a suspect involved in a domestic violence dispute, according to a Facebook post from the Lawrence Police Department in Kansas.
Brings Plenty’s body was found and identified after Johnson County, Kansas, deputies were dispatched to an area in reference to an unoccupied vehicle Friday, the sheriff’s office said in a news release. There, they discovered a deceased man “in a wooded area, away from the vehicle,” police said.
“I am deeply saddened to confirm that my son, Cole, has been found and is no longer with us,” his father, Joe Brings Plenty Sr., and his family said in a statement. “We would like to express our sincere gratitude to everyone for the prayers and positive thoughts you have sent for Cole. We also want to thank everyone who came walking alongside us as we searched for my son and provided us with the resources we needed to expand our search areas. I learned this week how many people knew and loved the goodness of Cole’s heart.
Days before he was found, police said they had “probable cause” for Brings Plenty’s arrest in response to domestic violence allegations, according to a Lawrence police statement.
“Officers responded to reports of a woman screaming for help, but the suspect fled before officers arrived,” the release said. He was last seen on traffic cameras “leaving the city immediately following the incident” on Sunday, according to the release.
The family contacted police, expressed concern and reported Brings Plenty as a missing person, the release said.
Early Wednesday, Brings Plenty director and publicist Michelle Shining Elk told CNN in a statement: “Despite our persistent efforts, we have been unable to establish contact with Cole; his disappearance without informing anyone of his whereabouts is uncharacteristic of him and is deeply concerning.
In addition to appearing in two episodes of the western series prequel “Yellowstone,” “1923,” the actor’s other credits include appearances in the television series “Into the Wild Frontier” and “The Tall Tales of Jim Bridger,” according to his IMDb page.
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