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Lynchburg man charged with murder of 23-year-old woman in Prince Edward County

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WFXR)- Agents with the Virginia State Police have arrested a Lynchburg man in connection with the death of a woman whose remains were discovered in the Prospect area of High Bridge Trail State Park.

The remains of Samantha Okinyi, 23, of Prospect, were discovered by two cyclists on Saturday, August 23.

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Demetrius M. Brown, 28, of Lynchburg, has been charged with second-degree murder. Police said Brown was taken into custody without incident.

The Department of Conservation and Recreation Law Enforcement Rangers and the Prince Edward County Sheriff’s Office assisted the VSP in the investigation.

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No other details are known.

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