A Kokomo man is charged with murder following an investigation of a missing person report involving the disappearance of Brandi Bradley. 

According to court documents, Bradley, 44, was last heard from by her loved ones on January 19, and was reported missing by the Kokomo Police Department on February 11. Prior to Bradley's disappearance, there had been a history of violence with her and Jonathan Christy. 

Christy, 39, admitted to police that Bradley had recently rented a room from him, officially moving into his Kokomo home at the end of 2023. Last month, it was reported that Bradley had reached out to social media about Christy abusing her. At one point, Bradley even posted a video, stating that if she were to be harmed in anyway, Christy would be to blame. 

Court documents revealed that investigators had searched a dumpster in Kempton, IN, where Christy had claimed to have recently burned personal items. During the search investigators found human bones, among the other various melted debris, which included a necklace, belt, tarp, and more. An anthropology team from the University of Indianapolis confirmed that debris found from the dumpster contained human arm bones, rib bones and phalanges. 

Suspicions about Christy grew even more after a search warrant on his phone led investigators to messages of Christy requesting help to leave town and hide.

A witness soon came forward to report that Christy  told them he beat Bradley after he lost control when he returned home from work to a 'trashed home'. The witness claimed that after the beating Bradley woke up, but that Christy hit her multiple times over the head to subdue her before he suffocated her. The witness stated that Christy threatened them, and that they were forced to help get rid of Bradley's body. 

Christy was arrested on Tuesday and booked at the Howard County Criminal Justice Center on a preliminary charge of murder.