Human Remains Discovered Near Montezuma Thursday

(Montezuma, IA). —  Human remains have been found in a harvested field near the town of Montezuma where a boy has been missing since May.   D-C-I  assistant director Mitch Mortvedt told reporters at the scene in rural Poweshiek County that the clothing found with the remains matches the description of what an 11-year-old Xavier Harrellson was wearing when he disappeared. Mortvedt says they haven’t made a positive identification and the gender of the remains is not yet known. He did say they have contacted Harrelson’s family to let them know the remains were found.