"Friend" Kills "Friend"

From:
http://hollandzeeland.wzzm13.com/news/news/zeeland-teenager-accused-killing-facebook-friend/53671

Zeeland teenager accused of killing Facebook friend

Saturday, February 26th

ZEELAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WZZM) - Two Ottawa County teenagers knew each other well enough to "friend" each other on Facebook.

Now one of the 18-year-old "friends" is dead and the other is charged with his murder.

The body of Jon Dargis was found Friday afternoon in the woods by the Maple View Mobile Home Park off 92nd Avenue in Zeeland Township. His Facebook "friend", Joshua Hambly, is under arrest for the murder.

"[Hambly] is very quiet, he keeps to himself," says a teenage girl who lives in the park. "He walks around here in a camouflage uniform and he's just really quiet."

The body of Dargis was found behind the mobile home where Hambly lived with his mother and sister. Detectives think it was there less than a day before it was noticed by a resident.

"One of the residents discovered what they thought were human remains," says Lieutenant Mark Bennett of the Ottawa County Sheriff's Department. "It appears some attempt was made to conceal the body."

"You couldn't really see the actual body because there is a lot of snow covering it and there are trees and weeds and stuff," says resident Nora Maccune.

A few hours after discovering the body, police arrested Hambly where he works in Hudsonville.

Although the suspect and victim were acquainted on Facebook, police aren't sure how friendly they were.

"They knew each other for a little while," says Lieutenant Bennett. "I want to do a little checking to see what the level of acquaintance was."

Police aren't saying what it is, but say they have recovered what they believe was the murder weapon.  They also aren't suggesting a possible motive, but others in the neighborhood think they know.

"It was over a girl," says a teenage neighbor. "He liked her and the other guy liked her and he got mad," she explains.

Formal charges against Hambly are expected Saturday.

An autopsy on the body of Dargis is also scheduled to learn exactly when he died and how he was killed.