An affidavit for the arrest of Adam Densmore gives more insight into what allegedly happened to Clarendon-native Ashley Mead.

Densmore has been charged with first-degree murder and tampering with a deceased human body in the killing and dismemberment of his ex-girlfriend, Mead.

According to the affidavit, which includes information compiled from multiple agencies, Ashley was reportedly seen by neighbors as late as 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 12. A welfare check was requested by coworkers of Ashley’s at Boulder County Head Start, which resulted in both Ashley and her 13-month-old daughter Winter being reported as missing.

The affidavit states that Densmore called family in Louisiana in the middle of the night between Feb. 12 and 13 to say that he was coming to visit them. He arrived, according to the affidavit, at the home of family in Haughton, La., at around 8 p.m. on Feb. 13. At that time, according to the affidavit, Densmore stated to his family that “he and Ashley had gotten into some sort of argument. Adam subsequently took Winter and left.”

Densmore’s father, according to the affidavit, “further informed Detective Kirshbaum that Adam made a statement that, ‘I did something stupid.'”

Asked what he thought that meant, Densmore’s father stated that he thought Adam was referring to leaving Colorado with Winter. Densmore’s father also stated that Winter appeared healthy and normal, and “did say that he was ‘…more concerned about Ashley.'”

Densmore’s father stated that his son left their home at approximately 5 p.m. local time on Feb. 14, stating that he was returning to Colorado with Winter, and that he’d heard nothing from Densmore since.

Police requested an emergency ping for the phone numbers associated with Densmore, one registered to a “Semus Adams” in Boulder, Colo., and one registered to family in Shreveport, La. The phone registered to Colorado was turned off at the time the ping was attempted, the affidavit states, and so the ping was not completed. The one registered to Louisiana pinged to an address in Shreveport with an accuracy of within 103 meters.

The following morning, Feb. 15, according to the affidavit, Det. Kirshbaum “received a voicemail from Adam stating that he heard police were looking for him. He indicated he was heading back toward Colorado.” The phone Densmore used to leave that message was the one registered to Semus Adams in Colorado, according to the affidavit.

Densmore’s father reported to detectives in Louisiana on the morning of Feb. 15, according to the affidavit, that “Adam had stayed the night (from Feb. 14 to Feb. 15) with Adam’s grandmother in Arkansas.”

On Feb. 15, according to the affidavit, “the investigation continued with the assistance of personnel from several agencies in and out of the state of Colorado, including the FBI.”

Det. Kirshbaum reported to Det. R. Christopher, according to the affidavit, that “Det. Kirshbaum received a call from Adam Densmore around 12:30 mountain time. During the conversation, Adam told the detective that “he’d been at Ashley’s apartment on Sunday, Feb. 12.

“Adam said he and Ashley had the worst argument they had ever had. Adam described it as a massive argument. Adam told Ashley ‘I hate you and I hope you die.’ Adam expressed that when he said that to Ashley during the fight me meant it and did hope she would die. Adam said he now regrets saying that, but when he left the apartment with Winter that night Ashley was alive and well.”

During the conversation, according to the affidavit, detectives were able to track the phone he was using by receiving GPS updates from it every five minutes. According to the affidavit, “The GPS showed the vehicle, known to be driven by Adam Densmore, on Highway 412, west of Tulsa, Okla. The vehicle continued west on Highway 412 and the vehicle was eventually stopped by Oklahoma Highway patrol at 1:13 p.m. mountain time on Feb. 15.”

Densmore was taken into custody, initially, on a custody violation. Winter was in the car, the affidavit states, and the Oklahoma Department of Human Services responded and took custody of the child.

While Densmore was in custody the investigation into Ashley’s disappearance, according to the affidavit, led the FBI and Boulder Police to receive information on an active investigation occurring in Okmulgee, Okla. It was there that “surveillance footage from the parking lot area” of a Murphy’s gas station “shows a white import station wagon matching the description of Ashley’s 2001 white Volvo V40 backing up to a partially enclosed dumpster area. The lid of the dumpster is lifted and then a short time later the car drives away.”

The same vehicle was seen in an adjacent WalMart parking lot, and a man matching Densmore’s description and wearing the clothes Densmore was arrested in later that day appears on the WalMart’s surveillance footage. It was at 2:20 p.m. that gas station employees discovered a purple suitcase in the dumpster, according to the affidavit, which upon examination revealed “a black plastic trash bag containing a human torso.” Based on the description of the torso, it matched that of Ashley Mead.

The affidavit states that upon being taken into custody following the traffic stop outside Tulsa on Feb. 15, in addition to “wearing the same clothes that were seen in the WalMart video in Okmulgee, Okla.,… Officer Matthew Hewett advised Adam Densmore had a fresh bite mark on his forearm.”

Christopher states in the affidavit that he learned from detectives who interviewed friends of Mead’s that “Ashley was trying to end the relationship with Adam and Ashley wanted Adam to move out.”

Also, the affidavit states, “during the processing of the inside of (Ashley’s) apartment that presumptive testing with luminal shows trace amounts of suspected blood in the bedroom and significant amounts of suspected blood in the bathroom. The initial examinations indicate that the areas fluorescing were areas that had been smeared or wiped. In addition to blood other fluids may also fluoresce.

“After the torso was discovered in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, the FBI agents that had dealt with (Adam’s father) earlier in the day returned for an additional interview” during which he “told that that during the day on Tuesday, Feb. 14, Adam borrowed the family car to go to the store. During the day on Tuesday (Adam’s father) and his wife were away from the home for the majority of the day. Upon returning home (Adam’s father) noticed an overwhelming smell of bleach in a bathroom inside their home.”