Yellowstone star Mo Brings Plenty is upset that the death of his nephew Cole Brings Plenty has not been .
Mo, who is now starring with Luke Grimes on the Yellowstone spinoff series Marshals, talked to The Hollywood Reporter about the unsolved case.
The 56-year-old star said it has been 'heartbreaking' as he claims little has been done about the death of the actor, who was on the Yellowstone spinoff 1923 as shepherd Pete Plenty Clouds.
The death of Cole has been very public and heavily reported on since he passed two years ago at the age of 27.
'For his murder to go uninvestigated, and for it to be written off as "no foul play," because they didn't want to invest anything into it? It's heartbreaking,' Mo stated in the Sunday interview.
'Because we're taxpaying people as well. So for them to not work for us, no different than how they work for anyone else is pretty sad.'
Yellowstone star Mo Brings Plenty is upset that the death of his nephew Cole Brings Plenty has not been investigated further and the killer has not been found. Mo, who is now starring with Luke Grimes on the Yellowstone spinoff series Marshals, talked to The Hollywood Reporter. Seen in February
The death of Cole has been very public and heavily reported on since he passed two years ago at the age of 27. Seen in 2023
He also shared that Cole meant a lot to him as he 'was my nephew, but he was like a son to me.'
Mo claimed that police have not put 'much effort into' looking into Cole's death.
'They weren't even really looking for him. They were hunting him,' he told the outlet. 'They weren't searching for him.'
A warrant was issued for Cole's arrest in March 2024 after he fled the scene of an alleged domestic violence case with a young woman.
Mo and his Yellowstone costar Cole Hauser asked for the public's help to locate the young actor as he was deemed a missing person.
After leaving his apartment building early March 31, 2024, the actor, driving his white Ford Explorer, drove 20 miles to a Kwik Shop gas station in Baldwin City. He then drove to another gas station in rural Gardner, where he stopped in the TA Express minimart off Homestead Lane.
A manager there told DailyMail.com that Cole showed up before dawn, fidgety and appearing distressed, bought some groceries and left.
His SUV was found a few hundred yards away, parked deep into a construction site, out of public view, near a wooded area.
A worker at the site told DailyMail.com that one of the crew members noticed the vehicle early Friday, April 5, peered inside and saw blood. They called police, who found the body a short distance away.
Cole starred on two episodes of the Yellowstone spinoff 1923 as Pete Plenty Clouds
Mo and his Yellowstone costar Cole Hauser asked for the public's help to locate the young actor as he was deemed a missing person
Detectives have questioned people at the apartment building, the two gas stations and the construction site, telling several people that this was a suspected suicide.
After a four-day search, Cole's body was
A cause of death was not released. Cole was buried in a traditional Sioux ceremony in his native South Dakota.
Lawrence Kansas Police Chief Rich Lockhart announced authorities found no evidence of foul play.
'None of us could have imagined this outcome,' Lockhart shared at the time.
'I learned through this series of events that our Police Department must work harder to increase trust with our Native American community members.
Mo was on Yellowstone with (L-R) Kelly Reilly, Wes Bentley, Luke Grimes, Kevin Costner, Taylor Sheridan, Kelsey Asbille and Dave Annable; seen in 2018
Mo Brings Plenty had a supporting role on Yellowstone and is now on Marshals
Now Mo, seen far left, with his Marshals costars - from second to left - Luke Grimes, Brecken Merrill, Arielle Kebbel, Gil Birmingham and Tatanka Means; seen in February
'Through meeting with Cole's family members and members of our Native American community, I clearly see that we are not where we need to be in partnering with a community that is very important to Lawrence's history and to its current culture.'
He continued, 'It's my hope that future bridges we build and partnerships we form between our Native American community and our police department will create a relationship that will not only increase trust and understanding but will also be a model for other communities.'
He finished with: 'There are a lot of families such as mine that are going through this right now, and we still have a lot of unanswered questions.
'Because I saw his body, I saw the evidence that is there, that someone caught him. So for them to say that there was nothing, I can't believe that. I still can't.'
