The Northumberland County Sheriff’s Office arrested Tyrone Samuel over the weekend for Ahreal Smith’s alleged abduction
Virginia authorities have uncovered a body in the search for missing Ahreal Smith, a 28-year-old woman whom police say a man abducted from her job at the end of her shift on Jan. 12.
“After an extensive search operation throughout the day, search crews located a body, matching the description of Ahreal Smith, on property in Heathsville,” Northumberland County Sheriff Johnny Beauchamp said Tuesday evening.
He said the suspect in her disappearance, 50-year-old Tyrone Samuel, had met her before and that additional charges against him were likely.
“Please keep Ahreal’s family in your prayers as we move forward,” Beauchamp said.
Earlier in the day, the sheriff’s office announced an increased police presence throughout the county as law enforcement agencies from the state, federal and local levels stepped up their search for Smith.
They announced they found her suspected remains just before 6 p.m.
The body would be sent to the medical examiner’s office in Richmond for an autopsy.