Chase Massner: Reward Offered In Search For Man Charged With Concealing Death

By Craig Johnson

KENNESAW, GA -- A man who Cobb County police have charged in connection to the disappearance of Chase Massner is on the run, and a $1,000 reward is being offered leading to his arrest.

A fugitive squad is searching for James Bradshaw Clement just days after authorities found remains in the backyard of his former Kennesaw residence. Clement agreed to turn himself in, Cobb spokeswoman Alicia Chilton told Patch Friday.

As of Monday, Clement is still not in the custody of authorities. (SIGN UP: For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts. Or if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app.)

Cobb police said that although the remains found last week in the backyard of a home at 555 Farmbrook Trail are believed to be that of Chase Massner, confirmation will have to come from the Medical Examiner’s Office.

Police believe he could be traveling in a blue 2003 Honda Civic bearing Georgia tag PHB5724.

In post shared in a Facebook group, Massner's mother, Stephanie Ann Cadena, plead for Clement to turn himself in.

"Brad Clement, for Gods sake, STOP," the post in the Justice For Chase Massner Facebook group reads. "You spoke to me face to face and even hugged me! If you're not guilty face us and show us the truth! You love your Mother and Chase Massner loved me! But Chase is no longer here to speak, you are! Please step up and do the right thing!!"

Cadena also told WSB-TV that a "concerned citizen" has also offered a $1,000 reward to anyone who provides information leading to Clement's arrest.

Massner, a Cherokee County resident, was reported missing in March 2014 by his mother and wife. He was last seen at the Farmbrook Trail home, the Cherokee Sheriff's Office previously told Patch.

Anyone with information on the case is asked to contact the Cobb County Sheriff's Office at 770-499-4630.

Image via Cobb County Sheriff's Office