Missisquoi River, Vt (WDNews) – Two men were arrested on Wednesday in connection with the February death of a Vermont woman whose body was found in a container on a sandbar in the Missisquoi River in northern Vermont, according to state police.
Aaron Camp, 34, from Derby, is facing charges of unauthorized burial or removal of a body and being an accessory after the fact to murder in the death of Kayla Wright, state police reported. Terron “Josh” Pendleton, 34, from Waterbury, is charged with one count of being an accessory after the fact to murder.
Additionally, a judge on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant for Jakiy Tramaine Corey Keith, 24, of Hartford, Connecticut, on charges of first-degree murder and unauthorized burial or removal of a body. Keith is currently in custody on federal drug charges, and it is unclear when he will be arraigned.
Camp and Pendleton invoked the 24-hour rule in court on Wednesday, delaying their arraignments until Thursday. It remains uncertain whether they or Keith have legal representation, as the public defender’s office has not responded to inquiries.
Kayla Wright, 29, from Derby, died from a gunshot wound to the head, as confirmed by police. Her body was discovered in a truck-bed-style toolbox on a sandbar in the Missisquoi River in Troy, as detailed in an affidavit by a Homeland Security Investigations special agent.
According to state police, Keith allegedly shot Wright three times inside a Troy residence early on February 2, during a dispute related to drug trafficking. Camp and Pendleton are accused of helping to clean up the crime scene and dispose of Wright’s body.
Wright’s sister had spoken to WCAX-TV in February, reflecting on the loss and sharing details about Wright’s struggles with addiction and her efforts to improve her life. Wright had planned to enter a 90-day program and transition to sober living, which she hoped would be a turning point.
