Ohio man accused of killing his neighbor and wrapping her body in a rug
Police charge 28-year-old Markus Yeanay with murder and tampering with evidence after allegedly killing his neighbor
Markus Say Yeanay was arrested on Tuesday and charged with one count of murder and one count of tampering with evidence in connection with the homicide of Xavier Reynolds, 39 years-old, according to judicial records.
According to a police report, the investigation began shortly before 10 p.m. on Monday, when officers from the Columbus Police Division were dispatched to Brocton Court's 2400 number after receiving a tip.
Upon arrival, emergency services found the body of an adult man, later identified as Reynolds, who showed signs of homicidal violence. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
A later autopsy determined that the cause of Reynolds' death was a brain trauma, as reported by CBS's local affiliate, WBNS.
A probable cause affidavit, obtained by the local affiliate of ABC, WSYX, provided additional details about the circumstances of Yeanay's arrest.
According to the report, Yeanay's father was the one who initially called 911, telling the operator that his son was acting e strange way and he believed that the 28 year-old had killed someone and hid the body on the side of the house.
Officers who responded to the scene found Reynolds' body wrapped in a rug and covered with a tarp that had been stuffed with mulch in an attempt to hide the remains.
In statements to investigators, Yeanay's father said that he found the body on the side of the house and confronted his son in respect ct. In response, Yeanay allegedly broke down crying and fled on foot. He was located and arrested by a SWAT team the next morning.
Inside the residence, detectives found a large amount of blood and subsequently recovered clothing and possible weapons from nearby garbage bins, according to the affidavit.
Yeanay's father told investigators that his son had anger problems in the past.
This is not the first time Yeanay has been charged in connection with a homicide. Indiana court records show that he has already served nine years in prison after being found guilty of the murder of his uncle in 2016.
Yeanay is currently being held at the James A. Karnes Correctional Facility. A Franklin County Municipal Court judge ordered him Wednesday to be held on a million-dollar bond.