Man accused of keeping body to collect benefits

A man was arrested on allegations that he kept his roommate's dead body in their apartment for about 20 months so he could collect his roommate's Social Security and disability benefits, police said.

Joseph Glenn Robinson, 58, of Yuma was booked for misdemeanor failure to report a death and felony fraudulent schemes. He wasn't charged in the death.

Robinson is accused of collecting several thousands of dollars of benefits that belonged to 81-year-old Ray Postill, who is believed to have died in December 2004.

Clint Norred, a spokesman for the Yuma Police Department, said investigators may never know the cause of death because the body's decomposition was in an advanced stage.