84-year-old found dead in burning field in Osage County

UPDATE: Osage County Sheriff Chris Wells said the grass fire was intentionally set with no malice. Leo O. Williams was conducting the burn on another person's property with their permission, according to Wells. The burn had been called in. Wells said no charges would be filed.

QUENEMO (KSNT) - An individual was found dead Thursday after the Osage County Sheriff's Office responded to a grass fire near Quenemo.

At 4:25 OCSO deputies received a call of a grass fire out of control in the 3100 block of E K-68 Hwy. A victim identified as 84-year-old Leo O. Williams, of Osage City was located in the field, according to the OCSO.

Osage County Sheriff's Office Deputies, investigators and the Osage County EMS responded to the incident. An investigator from the State Fire Marshall's Office also responded to the scene.