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Two arrested after Mo. man's tortured body found

SMITHVILLE, Mo. - A 20-year-old man and a juvenile male are jailed after another man's tortured body was found at a lake in Smithville, Mo., reports CBS affiliate KCTV.

The body of 58-year-old Mark Thomas, of Liberty, Mo., was found early Sunday at Smithville Lake, about 20 miles north of Kansas City.

Court documents say his body was found inside a park restroom with his ankles bound, a bag wired around his head, gasoline poured on him and one of his ring fingers partially severed.

 

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Mark Thomas CBS affiliate KCTV
 Thomas died from a blow to the head, the station reports.

The Clay County prosecutor's office says 20-year-old Zachary Lisle is charged with murder, kidnapping, robbery and armed criminal action.

His bond was set at $1 million.

It is unclear whether the juvenile male taken into custody has been charged.

Prosecutors say Thomas was giving Lisle and the teen a ride home when they forced Thomas to go to several ATMs and withdraw money.

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