The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office announced that there was “no indication of foul play” after the body of actor Cole Brings Plenty was found
in a wooded area in Kansas.
“This is a tragic case for everyone involved,” Lawrence Police Chief Rich Lockhart said in a statement. “Your Police Department worked very
hard to investigate the incidents and worked very hard to find Cole.”
“None of us could have imagined this outcome,” Lockhart continued. “I learned through this series of events that our Police Department must work harder to increase trust with our Native American community members.”
According to Lockhart, working with Plenty’s family as well as other members of the Native American community made him realize that the police force is “not where we need to be in partnering with a community that is very important to Lawrence’s history and to its current culture.”
