By Roberto Bustamante
Markus Articulate Yeanay He was arrested Tuesday and charged with one count of murder and one count of tampering with evidence in connection with the murder of Xavier Reynolds39 years old, according to court records.
According to a police report, the investigation began shortly before 10 pm on Monday, when officers from the Columbus Division of Police were dispatched to the 2400 Brocton Court dock after receiving a complaint.
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 subsequent autopsy determined that Reynolds’ cause of death was head traumaaccording to local CBS affiliate WBNS.
A probable cause affidavit, obtained by local ABC affiliate WSYX, provided additional details about the circumstances of Yeanay’s arrest.
According to the report, Yeanay’s father was the one who initially called 911telling the operator that his son was acting strangely and that he believed the 28-year-old had killed someone and hidden the body on the side of the house.
The agents who responded to the scene They found Reynolds’ body wrapped in a rug and covered with a tarp which had been filled with mulch in an attempt to hide the remains.
Speaking to investigators, Yeanay’s father said he found the body on the side of the house and confronted his son about it. In response, Yeanay allegedly burst into tears 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 later recovered clothing and possible weapons from nearby trash bins, according to the affidavit.
Yeanay’s father told investigators that his son had 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 he already served nine years in prison after being convicted of murdering his uncle in 2016.
Yeanay is currently being held at the James A. Karnes Correctional Center. A Franklin County Municipal Court judge on Wednesday ordered him held on $1 million bail.
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