DETROIT — Vincent Bright, 49, of Detroit in January stole his 93-year-old father's dead body from mausoleum with the hope of resurrecting him, police said after the theft.



Bright was convicted of disinterment of a dead body, a felony that carries up to 10 years in prison. On Tuesday was sentenced to 18 months probation with a requirement that he receive mental health treatment.

Police solved the mystery a day after authorities learned that Clarence Bright and his casket had disappeared from Gethsemane Cemetery, 10755 Gratiot in Detroit.

Police located Vincent Bright and another 38-year-old man, whom Wayne County prosecutors did not charge, with Clarence Bright's empty casket in the rear of a white van.

Later in the day, they found Clarence Bright's corpse being stored in a freezer located in his son's home.