US actor found dead two days after he was charged in domestic violence case

A US actor who went missing after being charged in a domestic violence case in Kansas has been found dead in woodland, police have said.

The body of Cole Brings Plenty, who appeared in a spinoff of the popular TV western series Yellowstone, had not been seen since police were called to an address in the city of Lawrence where a woman was screaming for help on Sunday.

The 27-year-old's body was discovered on Friday two days after he was charged with aggravated burglary, domestic battery and criminal restraint.

An arrest warrant had been issued.

The Johnson County Sheriff's Office has said in a statement that deputies found Brings Plenty's body in a wooded area about 43 miles southwest of Kansas City, Kansas.

Crime scene investigators and the medical examiner were at the location, but no details were released about a cause of death.

Brings Plenty had missed an audition for an upcoming film project that was scheduled for Monday morning over Zoom, his agent, Peter Yanke of Phirgun Mair Worldwide, said this week.

The actor's father, Joe, said in a statement on Friday that he was grateful to everyone "for their prayers and positive thoughts you sent for Cole".

"I learned this week how many people knew the goodness in Cole's heart and loved him," Joe Brings Plenty Sr said.

He also had recent small roles in two other westerns from INSP TV, Into The Wild Frontier and The Tall Tales Of Jim Bridger.

His uncle Mo Brings Plenty is a star of Yellowstone and acts as a cultural adviser for Native American issues on both that show and 1923.

He posted a flyer about his nephew's disappearance on Instagram, and police said the family reported the younger man missing.