Wearing a bulletproof vest and surrounded by sheriff's deputies, the operator of a crematory accused of charging for cremations and then dumping the bodies on his property sat impassively in a Lafayette courtroom as lawyers argued over bail.
Ray Brent Marsh, 28, who police said had received a number of death threats, is charged with 16 counts of theft by deception for allegedly taking payment for cremations that were never performed at Tri-State Crematory in Noble.
