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Second lawsuit filed against men charged in drug-related deaths of 3 Chiefs fans

By Nathan Pilling Updated March 18, 2025 12:05 PM|

The mother of one of three men who died from what authorities said was a combination of cocaine and fentanyl in a high-profile incident in Kansas City’s Northland last year has filed a lawsuit against two men accused of providing the drugs. The mother of one of three men who died from what authorities said was a combination of cocaine and fentanyl in a high-profile incident in Kansas City’s Northland last year has filed a lawsuit against two men accused of providing the drugs.

The civil lawsuit is the second wrongful death claim filed by a parent of one of the deceased men against Jordan Willis and Ivory Carson, who Platte County prosecutors charged with delivering a controlled substance and involuntary manslaughter earlier this month, about 14 months after the deadly incident in January 2024.

Ricky Johnson, David Harrington and Clayton McGeeney went to watch a Kansas City Chiefs game at the Northland home of their friend, Willis, on Jan. 7, 2024, and their bodies were found at the home in the 5200 block of Northwest 83rd Terrace in Platte County two days later. A forensic doctor ruled the three died because of “fentanyl and cocaine toxicity,” according to court documents.

The new lawsuit, filed Friday in Platte County Circuit Court on behalf of Nancy Bossert, McGeeney’s mother, alleges Willis and Carson exposed or provided fentanyl and cocaine to McGeeney, should’ve known the lethal danger they posed and that her son died as a result of their negligence. The two failed to give aid or attempt to rescue McGeeney from the effects of the drugs, the lawsuit alleges.

Jon Harrington, David Harrington’s father, filed a similar wrongful death lawsuit earlier this month. Thomas Mendel, an attorney for Bossert, did not respond to a request for comment Monday.

In a statement when Willis was charged earlier this month, his attorney, John Picerno, said Willis has maintained that he is not responsible for purchasing or supplying the drugs that led to the deaths of the three men. “Jordan denies the allegations in these lawsuits and is looking forward to a trial based on what actually happened as opposed to wild speculation,” Picerno said in a message to The Star Monday.

Katherine Berger, an attorney representing Carson in his criminal case, did not respond to a request for comment Monday. Investigators found two bags containing drugs in the home where the men died and determined one held cocaine and the other held fentanyl, authorities said. Investigators said Willis’ DNA was found on the bag of cocaine and that Carson’s DNA was found on the bag of fentanyl, according to court documents.

The Star’s Kendrick Calfee contributed reporting to this story. This story was originally published March 17, 2025 at 9:40 PM.