Neighbor spots 18-year-old carrying heavy plastic tub. Inside was a dismembered human torso, police say

Published: Sep. 24, 2026 at 5:17 PM EDT|Updated: 35 minutes ago

SMYRNA, Ga. (ANF/Gray News) — An 18-year-old has been taken into custody after police found the dismembered body of a woman at a Georgia apartment complex Wednesday night.

Kingston Bradley is facing a felony charge of concealing the death of another. He is being held without bond at the Cobb County jail.

According to the arrest warrant, a witness spotted Bradley carrying a plastic tub through an open area of the Park Valley Apartments in Smyrna around 8:15 p.m.

Kingston Bradley, 18, is facing a felony charge of concealing the death of another.
Kingston Bradley, 18, is facing a felony charge of concealing the death of another.(Cobb County Sheriff's Office)

When Bradley noticed the witness, he allegedly dropped the container on a dirt walkway and ran into his nearby apartment.

Inside the plastic tub, Smyrna police investigators discovered a dismembered human torso.

According to the warrant, a search of Bradley’s apartment uncovered multiple bloodstains and a large, blood-covered saw. Investigators noted the apartment smelled heavily of bleach and contained a mop, a bucket of water and a carpet cleaner.

The victim’s identity has not been released.

The case remains under investigation by the Smyrna Police Department. Further details were not yet available.