A Texas man who had been charged with the responsibility of spreading the ashes of deceased individuals off the coast of Galveston has been arrested after the ashes were found elsewhere.
Cody Kenney, a former charter fishing boat captain, was charged with three counts of abuse of a corpse, KHOU-TV in Houston reported on Thursday. He is free on $15,000 bond.
Court documents said that charter fishing services are often asked to spread the ashes of the dead, according to KRIV-TV in Houston.

The documents said between 95 and 98 percent of the time, members of the family of the dead person or friends are aboard.
Kenney was given the job of …