Tacoma, Wash. Police Arrest Man Who Asked Neighbor If He Could Leave Body In Garbage

It's hard to turn down a neighbor who asks to borrow some sugar, but when the person next door wants help covering up a crime, it's time to install a fence. Or maybe move somewhere new.

Police in Tacoma, Wash. arrested Anthony Tyrone Clark who shocked his neighbors by asking if he could dump a body in their garbage, according to station KCPQ.

The grisly request was apparently sincere, because when police came to the apartment complex the remains of a 16-year-old boy were found in the trash receptacle, The Tacoma News Tribune reported.

The victim died from a single gunshot wound on Wednesday and police arrested the 20-year-old suspect on Thursday on suspicion of first-degree murder, The News Tribune reported in a later article.

Police told KING 5 News that they don't know if the neighbor gave the green light to the suspect to dispose of the corpse in his trash can.

The News Tribune said that the teenager was killed inside the suspect's home and that no one else was there when he died.

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Comments

[Charles Queen]

09:58 PM on 09/12/2011

Obviously not operating on all 8 cyliders.Gotta give the person credit for at least having the decency to ask pemission before dumping the body

[Max Shaw]

04:53 PM on 09/12/2011

There seems to be a trend of stupid people in Florida committing stupid crimes...I mean, c'mon...

[El Justiciero]

11:47 AM on 09/12/2011

It's amazing that he would ask permission for such a thing. I'm sorry he didn't ask for permission to kill the boy or perhaps the boy could have been saved.

[LMDAustin]

10:34 AM on 09/12/2011

oh for cryin' out loud.

[moimoi]

05:24 AM on 09/12/2011

a teenager dies and everyone here is like oh well. some society :P

[tod47]

01:47 AM on 09/12/2011

im rude im crude but i have to say it
LIKE A BOSS

[ART ALCALA]

07:06 PM on 09/11/2011

well better that than have this guy dump it in the street as some neighborhoods do. come on, give this guy some credit.

[moondawg95]

03:31 AM on 09/12/2011

Leave it to you Art to come up with that!! If & when he gets out & If I still live here, I'll make sure I let him know how nice you thought he was LOLOL

[kisskins]

03:38 PM on 09/11/2011

The News Tribune said that the teenager was killed inside the suspect's home and that no one else was there when he died.

According to that, it must have been suicide.....there, I've solved it.....

[DSevere]

02:02 PM on 09/11/2011

The guy is probably extra bummed because he had hopes of being a serial killer, and those are dashed now, because he got caught on the first one...

[ickymcpooh]

12:03 PM on 09/11/2011

Things like this didnt happen so much when we had mental hospitals.

[badboyxyz]

10:51 AM on 09/11/2011

WHATS the big deal here ? he was just being a polite and courteous neighbor ? you can't just dump a body anywhere. people are SO touchy today ..... jeeeeeeze!

[Helen Greenfeld]

09:08 PM on 09/11/2011

The comment is funny but not the death. We live in a pinhead, selfish society where anything goes and unfortunately this is one of the results.

[lhr1967]

07:12 AM on 09/11/2011

Why didn't they just help a brother out ?

[pgrlights]

07:08 AM on 09/11/2011

In a good economy you can just dump the body in another town but without gas or a car then its the neighbors garage.

[AJCARTER18]

06:18 AM on 09/11/2011

i like the dumb crime mug gallery at the end of the article.. I didn't know you couldn't have have sex with a swimming pool raft, let alone have sex with one either. The internet will teach you so much.

[Crystal McCree]

01:03 PM on 09/11/2011

It was swimming pool raft abuse..."The more you know..."

[mhsden]

06:04 AM on 09/11/2011

Must have been a crack head : /