New court date set for man charged in deaths of 3 men found frozen at Northland home

PLATTE CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - One of the men charged in connection with the deaths of three people at a Northland home had a court appearance on Tuesday morning.

Ivory Carson appeared virtually in court, wearing an orange jumpsuit while still in custody.

Carson did not speak, but his lawyer did request a bond review hearing.

He has been charged with two counts of delivery of a controlled substance and three counts of involuntary manslaughter.

Clayton McGeeney, Ricky Johnson, and David Harrington were found dead at a house near Northwest Waukomis Drive and Northwest Barry Road around 10 p.m. on Jan. 9, 2024.

A probable cause document indicated that McGeeney, Johnson and Harrington died from a combined toxicity of fentanyl and cocaine.

Witnesses said the friends used cocaine while watching the Chiefs play the Los Angeles Chargers together on Jan. 7, 2024, first at Harrington’s home and then Jordan Willis’ home. The witnesses said Willis had a history of offering cocaine to his friends when they were low on money and that he bought it from Carson, according to the probable cause statement.

Investigators interviewed Carson, who admitted to selling cocaine to Johnson, Willis, Harrington and McGeeney before Jan. 1, 2024, the probable cause statement says.

Carson is being held on a $50,000 cash-only bond and will appear in court again on Tuesday, April 22.