Ashley Elkins.Photo:missingpeopleinamerica.org
missingpeopleinamerica.org
On Monday, Jan. 13, law enforcement agencies visited the Pine Tree Acres Landfill in Macomb County’s Lenox Township to search for the body of Elkins, 30, who has beenmissing since Jan. 2, theAssociated Press,Fox 2 DetroitandThe Detroit Newsreported.
“We traced (our evidence) from Roseville all the way here, and then worked with engineers and Waste Management surveyors to pinpoint an approximate six, seven-acre parcel where evidence would be located,” said Berlin, per The Detroit News.
Berlin shared that the authorities are “moving in the right direction” and they’ll return to the site on Tuesday, Jan. 14., the outlet reported.
Various law enforcement agencies search for the body of Ashley Elkins at the Pine Tree Acres landfill, in Lenox Twp., Mich., Monday, Jan. 13.David Guralnick/Detroit News via AP
David Guralnick/Detroit News via AP
Hairstylist and mother of two, Elkins, was last seen leaving her Warren, Mich., home on Jan. 2, the Warren Police Department previously said in a statement.
On Jan. 8, Elkins’ ex-boyfriend DeAndre Howard Booker was arrested and charged with lying to police in connection to the case following a search at his home in Roseville, Lieutenant John Gajewski with the Warren police confirmed to PEOPLE.
DeAndre Booker, the former boyfriend of missing hairstylist Ashley Elkins, has been arrested.Roseville Police Department
Roseville Police Department
Police collected several items during the search including a trash dumpster and found Elkins' vehicle near Booker’s residence. Information in the investigation indicated that Elkins was at Booker’s house before she disappeared and that a “crime of violence” took place there, Gajewski claimed in the police statement.
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Elkins’ mother Monika alleged that before her daughter disappeared, Booker visited Elkins' home after scheduling a hair appointment under a fake name, perWXYZandClick On Detroit.
“He knocked on the front door and the side door and he left,” Monika told WXYZ, “And here, it’s… days later and she’s gone.” Gajewski declined to comment on Monika’s allegation.
Maycomb County jail records state that Booker is being held without bond. He will be arraigned on Thursday, Jan. 16. The investigation is ongoing.
PEOPLE has reached out to the Roseville Police Department, which is now the primary investigative agency, for further comment at this time.
source: people.com
