Suspect is arrested after Colorado woman's body found in river in 2022
02/29/2024 3:56 pm PST
LOVELAND, Colo. (TCD) -- Police arrested a man this week more than a year after he allegedly killed a woman and left her body near a park.
On Monday, Aug. 22, 2022, shortly after 11 a.m., officers with the Loveland Police Department responded near Barnes Park, where they found 49-year-old Chantell Wilkes deceased in the river. Police said she was the victim of a homicide.
On Wednesday, Feb. 28, shortly after 3:30 p.m., officials issued a no-bond warrant for 45-year-old Asa Peck on suspicion of the woman's death. Members of the Community Impact Unit found and arrested Peck in the area of North Garfield Avenue and West 4th Street at around 5:30 p.m. that day.
Peck was booked into the Larimer County Jail on a charge of first-degree murder and remains held on $2 million bond.
According to Wilkes' obituary, the victim leaves behind three children.
Loveland Police Chief Tim Doran said, "I am incredibly proud of the diligence and commitment from our Criminal Investigation Division in solving this case. While we understand this will not take away the pain Chantell’s family and friends are feeling, we are hopeful the progress in this case will bring her loved ones some peace."
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