- Cole Brings Plenty, who starred in "Yellowstone" spinoff "1923," has died at the age of 27.
- The nephew of "Yellowstone" star Moses Brings Plenty was reported missing earlier this week.
Cole Brings Plenty, an actor who starred in the "Yellowstone" spinoff "1923" and was reported missing earlier this week, has died at the age of 27.
Brings Plenty was found dead on Friday (April 5) in Johnson County, Kansas, according to the Johnson County Sheriff's Office.
According to a press release shared on behalf of Sheriff Calvin Hayden, deputies were called to a property about an unoccupied vehicle and "discovered a deceased male in a wooded area away from the vehicle," who was later identified as Brings Plenty.
A cause of death has not been shared, and according to the sheriff's office, the case remains under investigation.
Brings Plenty was reported missing on Tuesday. He was last seen in Lawrence, Kansas, on Sunday, March 31, according to his uncle, "Yellowstone" star Moses Brings Plenty. The elder Brings Plenty took to social media earlier this week to ask the public for assistance finding him.
The following day, the Lawrence Kansas Police Department identified the young actor as the suspect in an alleged domestic violence incident at an apartment complex on Sunday morning.
Brings Plenty left the scene before officers could arrive and was identified on traffic cameras driving away from the city, according to a statement released by Lawrence Police.
"Officers responded to reports of a female screaming for help, but the suspect fled before officers arrived," Lawrence Police said in a statement, adding that traffic cameras showed Brings Plenty leaving the city.
No further details about the incident were released to protect the victim.
In an update posted on Friday, authorities in Lawrence said they were at the scene in Johnson County "supporting family and investigators" following Brings Plenty's death.
Following the news, Moses Brings Plenty shared a statement to Instagram on Friday evening on behalf of the family, written by his brother, Joe Brings Plenty.
"I am deeply saddened to confirm that my son, Cole, has been found and is no longer with us," it read. "We want to express our heartfelt gratitude to everyone for the prayers and positive thoughts you sent for Cole."
"We would also like to thank everyone who came to walk beside us as we searched for my son and provided the resources we needed to expand our search areas. I learned this week how many people knew the goodness in Cole's heart and loved him," the post said.
Brings Plenty was introduced as Pete Plenty Clouds in the final two episodes of Taylor Sheridan's "Yellowstone" prequel series, "1923," aired last year. A burgeoning relationship between his character and the show's indigenous main character, Teonna Rainwater (Aminah Nieves), was teased, heavily hinting that he would reprise his role in the yet-to-be-filmed second season.