2 men arrested 5 months after missing woman was found dead in toolbox in Vermont river

TROY, Vt. (TCN) -- State police arrested two 34-year-old men for allegedly helping a third co-conspirator put a woman's body in a toolbox and leave it in a river following a fatal dispute.

Vermont State Police announced Wednesday, July 17, that Aaron Camp was taken into custody for unauthorized burial or removal or a body and accessory after the fact to murder, while Terron "Josh" Pendleton was brought in for accessory after the fact to murder. A judge also signed a first-degree murder arrest warrant for Jakiy Tramaine Corey Keith for allegedly shooting and killing Kayla Wright in February.

Keith, 24, is currently in custody on federal drug-related charges.

On Feb. 6 at approximately 1 p.m., Vermont State Police received a call from someone stating they found human remains in a container that had been left on the Missisquoi River. The discovery occurred amid a search for Wright, 29, who was last seen Feb. 2. The medical examiner positively identified the victim in the toolbox as Wright and determined she died from a gunshot wound to the head.

According to Vermont State Police, investigators allege Keith shot Wright in the head several times in the early morning hours of Feb. 2 due to a "dispute related to drug trafficking in northern Vermont." Camp and Pendleton allegedly helped Keith clean the area, and Camp helped transfer Wright's body to the container.

Pendleton is being held on $25,000 bail, while Camp's was set at $10,000.

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