Missing Texas woman found dead after allegedly threatening to expose affair

The body of a woman reported missing after threatening to tell the wife of the man she was dating that he was having an affair was found buried in a field near his Dallas-area home, authorities said.

The body discovered Wednesday evening in Grand Prairie is that of Kayla Kelley, 33, the Collin County sheriff's office said Thursday. The Tarrant County medical examiner's office said the cause of death was pending. She was reported missing last week.

Ocastor Ferguson, 32, was arrested Saturday on a kidnapping charge in Kelley's disappearance, according to the sheriff's office. Her burned car was found in a remote area of the Dallas suburb of Frisco on Jan. 12, the day after she was reported missing. According to an arrest affidavit, her aunt and co-workers said they hadn't heard from her in several days.