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Georgia teen arrested in connection with grisly death after being spotted allegedly moving human torso in tub

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An 18-year-old named Kingston Bradley was arrested in Smyrna, Georgia, after being seen moving a plastic tub containing a dismembered human torso at an apartment complex. He has been charged with concealing the death of Shanteria "Tia" Mosely, who went missing while making DoorDash deliveries and whose family tracked her phone to the apartment where Bradley was later spotted. Police found bloodstains, a large saw, and cleaning materials in Bradley's apartment during their investigation.

Written by AI on 2026-09-25, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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On Wednesday evening in Smyrna, Georgia, Kingston Lammar Bradley, an 18-year-old resident of the Park Valley apartment complex, was arrested by police after being seen walking with a plastic tub containing human remains. When he noticed someone watching him, Bradley dropped the tub and fled to his nearby apartment unit. Police discovered the dismembered torso of Shanteria "Tia" Mosely, a 26-year-old DoorDash driver who had gone missing earlier that day.

Mosley's family had been searching for her after she didn't return home from work and her phone pinged near the complex where her car was found. After locating her vehicle, they saw Bradley carrying what appeared to be a plastic tub and notified authorities. Inside the dropped tub, police found Mosely’s dismembered torso, while a subsequent search of Bradley's apartment revealed bloodstains and a large bloody saw.

Bradley faces charges including concealing death, terroristic threats, battery, simple battery, and criminal trespass-damage to property. The case has shocked local law enforcement officials who described it as particularly gruesome compared to their previous homicide cases.

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Topics

11 Alive DoorDash Georgia Independent Smyrna

Subjects

Bradley PERSON · 8× Mosely PERSON · 2× 11 Alive ORG · 1× DoorDash ORG · 1× Georgia GPE · 1× Independent ORG · 1× Kingston Bradley PERSON · 1× Michelle Weaver PERSON · 1× Shanteria "Tia" Mosely PERSON · 1× Smyrna GPE · 1×

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He was charged with two counts of terroristic threats, battery, simple battery, and criminal trespass-damage to property.

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🔮 Bradley pleaded not guilty in that case in April and will face his next hearing for that matter on October 6.

2026-09-25 · The Independent

Georgia teen arrested in connection with grisly death after being spotted allegedly moving human torso in tub · mixed framing

Claims (21 extracted, 10 hedged)

An 18-year-old has been arrested after he was spotted allegedly moving a tub that contained a dismembered torso at an apartment in Smyrna, Georgia. uncertain

that → arrest → Smyrna

Kingston Bradley has been charged with concealing the death. asserted

Bradley → charge → death

He was taken into custody on Wednesday and is being held without bond at the Cobb County Jail, according to 11Alive. uncertain

He → take → 11Alive

Bradley was allegedly spotted moving a plastic tub through an outdoor area at the Park Valley Apartments around 8:15 p.m. on Wednesday. uncertain

Bradley → spot → Wednesday

When Bradley noticed that he was being watched, he allegedly dropped the tub in a dirt walkway and ran into his apartment, which is in the same complex. uncertain

which → notice → complex

Police received a missing person's report directing them to the complex. asserted

Police → receive → complex

When officers arrived at the scene and opened the tub, they discovered a dismembered human torso inside. asserted

they → arrive → torso

Investigators then searched Bradley's apartment and allegedly found multiple bloodstains inside as well as a large, blood-covered saw. uncertain

Investigators → search → bloodstains

Police said in a report that a strong bleach smell was present in the apartment. asserted

smell → say → apartment

They also allegedly found a mop, a bucket of water, and a carpet cleaner. uncertain

They → find → water

The victim was identified as a woman, but her name has not been released to the public. asserted

name → identify → public

The victim's family told 11 Alive that the woman who was killed was Shanteria "Tia" Mosely. asserted

who → tell → Alive

They said they filed a missing person's report after she left home to make DoorDash deliveries and did not return home. asserted

she → say → deliveries

The family members claim they tracked Mosely's phone to the apartment complex and even spoke to Bradley, who allegedly told them he had not seen the woman. uncertain

he → claim → woman

Michelle Weaver, Mosely's aunt, said she is the one who saw Bradley allegedly moving the tub. uncertain

Bradley → say → tub

The Smyrna Police Department is still investigating the incident. asserted

Department → investigate → incident

Bradley has a previous, unresolved case that involves a fight with his father in late 2024. asserted

that → have → 2024

He was charged with two counts of terroristic threats, battery, simple battery, and criminal trespass-damage to property. asserted

He → charge → property

According to a warrant in that case, Bradley allegedly hit his father with an Xbox controller, breaking down his bedroom door, and then pushing "a 15-year-old male juvenile" into a window, breaking it in the process. uncertain

Bradley → accord → process

The terroristic threat charge comes from him allegedly "suggesting the death" of his father. uncertain

him → come → father

Bradley pleaded not guilty in that case in April and will face his next hearing for that matter on October 6. asserted

Bradley → plead → October