HOUSTON (KIAH) — Two owners of a Houston funeral home have been charged with a felony stemming from a viral video that showed several corpses lying with no air conditioning at the home, court documents say.

Gayle Bell and Michael Richardson, owners of Richardson Family Mortuary, were both charged with abuse of a corpse, which is a state felony, according to Harris County court records.

The documents state that the charge stems from an investigation back in April, when Harris County and state investigators went to the home located in southwest Houston after a viral video showed bodies at the home were out in the open and not being air conditioned.

The Texas Funeral Service Commission ordered Richardson Mortuary to cease and desist all functions after the video surfaced.

The documents do

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