NORTHAMPTON (AP) - A western Massachusetts man has pleaded not guilty
to charges of improper disposal of a body and misleading authorities in
connection with the weekend disappearance of his girlfriend.
Thirty-six-year-old Jeb Daly Sr. of Huntington was ordered held on $100,000
bail at his arraignment Monday in Northampton District Court.
Prosecutor Steven Gagne said Daly was the last person to see 30-year-old
Jessica Dana after they had argued at a gathering at their home on Friday night.
Gagne said Daly told people she left the house Friday night, and he reported her
missing on Saturday.
Gagne said Daly fled when police found a body behind the house in a cardboard
box Sunday night. He was arrested by state police who used a car belonging to a
family member to approach him.
The body has not been formally identified.
