The ex-boyfriend who police say was involved in the disappearance of 30-year-old Warren mother of two has been arraigned Thursday morning.
32-year-old DeAndre Booker was charged with lying to a police officer. During the arraignment, it was discovered that he allegedly fled to Flint and began using a search engine to find escape routes to Ohio, how to beat a polygraph & “is blood traceable.”
Ashley Elkins was reported missing by her family on Friday, after she failed to return home or respond to repeated phone calls and text messages.
State police crime and forensic team were at the ex-boyfriend’s apartment complex in the area of Gratiot & I-696 on Tuesday.
Police have executed nearly 20 search warrants, conducted video canvasses, examined digital evidence, and conducted interviews with friends and family members, according to a news release.
Police have determined that there was a strong possibility of foul play involved in this incident at the Hampton Court Apartments. Her vehicle, a silver Chevy Malibu, was recovered in the area of 13 Mile and Little Mack. Additionally, a trash dumpster from the apartments was seized.
According to her mother, she made multiple attempts to contact Ashley, only to receive one brief text message from Ashley’s phone, stating that she was “heading back from a beauty supply store.”
Ashley is still missing but family says they believe she is deceased.
