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Suspect's parents charged in connection to death investigation

James and Barbara Chance are facing charges of "accessory after the fact" and perjury in relation to the death of Ashley Young.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Kent County prosecutors are filing new charges against the parents of a man in jail in a death investigation.

Ashley Young, 30, was reported missing in November. Her remains were discovered at a home on Franklin Street near Dolbee Avenue on Dec. 2.

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Young's acquaintance, Jared Chance, lived at the home in an upstairs apartment. He has been charged with mutilating her dead body and concealing a death.

Now, his parents, James and Barbara Chance, are facing charges of "accessory after the fact" and perjury. They are expected to appear in court Wednesday, Dec. 12.

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