Detectives found items linked to the death of a missing 16-year-old in Pasco County in a dumpster near a suspect’s apartment, according to a criminal complaint affidavit reported by WFLA. The affidavit describes additional evidence collected during the investigation into the teen’s death.
According to the affidavit, Timmons admitted to borrowing a black Kia Rio from a neighbor to meet Victoria that morning. The affidavit says the passenger compartment of the car was where Victoria bled significantly, according to WFLA.
The Tampa Bay Times reported that Perez’s family reported her missing about 7 a.m. Sunday. A body was reported around 11:20 a.m. on Crela Drive, about 15 feet off the roadway, the newspaper said.
The Hernando Sun reported that Timmons admitted to disposing of the gun in a body of water. The PSO Drive and Underwater Recovery Team was still searching for the gun as of Monday evening.
Timmons was booked into the Pasco County Jail on a first-degree premeditated murder charge and is being held without bond, according to the Tampa Bay Times.
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