Austin Nguyen

KAGS-TV, College Station, Texas

BRYAN, Texas — Two people have been charged with stealing a hearse in Texas and dumping a body that was inside, authorities say.

The Bryan Police Department identified the suspects as Adam Crow, 27, and Tanya Albrecht, 28. Both are charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. Albrecht is also charged with abuse of a corpse.

The hearse was stolen from a fast-food restaurant in Bryan at around 5:30 a.m. Friday after the driver went inside and left the hearse unattended.

The body inside the hearse was found at about 7 a.m. after it had been dumped.

Officers on the lookout for the hearse saw it in Brazos County and stopped it. The two suspects were inside, police say.

A local funeral home stepped up to take the body.

Contributing: The Associated Press