Chase Massner: Clement Indicted For Concealing Army Veteran's Death

KENNESAW, GA -- A Cobb County grand jury has indicted a man on charges he allegedly concealed the death of a Cherokee County Army veteran whose remains were found more than three years after he was reported missing. The grand jury on Thursday indicted James Bradshaw Clement on one count each of concealing death of another and making a false statement, court records show.

Clement was charged in August after Cobb police recovered the remains of Chase Massner at Clement's former home in the 500 block of Farmbrook Trail in unincorporated Kennesaw. Cobb investigators initially offered Clement the chance to turn himself in, but failed to do so at an arranged time, police said.

He was later captured and arrested Aug. 10 outside a Publix parking lot in the North Druid Hills community of DeKalb County. He appeared before a judge the following day and was denied bond (SIGN UP: Get Patch's Daily Newsletter and Real Time News Alerts. Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app).

Massner was last seen March 28, 2014, at the home, which is located off Hawkins Store Road east of Interstate 575. The Canton resident was reported missing by his mother, Stephanie Cadena, and wife, Amanda Massner.

A private funeral service for Massner was held earlier this month. According to his obituary, Massner is survived by his wife and children, Sydney Massner and Adalynn Massner, all of Mediapolis, Iowa; mother, Stephanie Cadena and stepfather, Javier Cadena, both of Woodstock; siblings, Karen & JC Cunningham of Canton; Monica Cadena of Woodstock; and Javier Cadena Jr. of Woodstock; father, Corbin Massner and stepmother, Diane Massner of Mediapolis, Iowa; siblings, TA Morgan, Brandon Morgan, and Tara Morgan; and grandparents, Harold and Annette Massner of Burlington, Iowa. He was preceded in death by grandparents, William and Lorna Piper of Burlington, Iowa.

Photo: James Bradshaw Clement. Credit: Cobb County Jail