Autopsy confirms identity after missing Olathe man’s body is found in Miami County
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An autopsy performed on Tuesday confirmed the body recovered from a private pond on Monday is missing Olathe man Jordan Yust, according to Olathe police sergeant John Moncayo.
The cause of Yust’s death is still under investigation, but there were no signs of foul play, according to Moncayo. Both the police department and the Miami County Sheriff’s Office will continue the investigation.
Sheriff’s deputies responded to 247th Street and U.S. 69 Highway near Louisburg around 5:30 p.m. Monday, after a property owner found a man lying dead in the pond, said undersheriff Matthew Kelly.
The property had been searched previously by boat, land, and air — in the first week of Jordan’s disappearance — the Miami County Sheriff’s Department said in a news release. Investigators are working to determine when the body may have entered the water.
Family members were present at the scene during the recovery on Monday, Kelly said.
Jordan Yust last seen driving Honda Odyssey
Yust, 38, was last seen around 11 a.m. March 3, driving a silver Honda Odyssey and leaving the area near the 14100 block of West 141st Place. That same day, someone found the Odyssey on Highway 69, just north of 247th Street, with Yust’s wallet inside, the engine running and hazards on.
Yust was labeled as endangered due to statements of self-harm, according to a news release from the Olathe Police Department.
Investigators received tips almost daily, but most of them did not lead to valuable information, Kelly said.
During the week of March 10, bloodhounds alerted on Yust’s scent near 247th Street and Ridgeview Road during one of several large searches that had taken place since Yust’s disappearance.
Family and friends previously told The Star that Yust had suffered a mental break and left his house in a hurry. The father of three and former software engineer at Garmin, Yust was described by longtime friend Jeff Maxwell as someone always willing to lend a helping hand to those in need.
Previous reporting from Kendrick Calfee was used in this piece.
