MILTON, Fl. \u2014 A Florida murder suspect was arrested after being located in Limestone County, according to law enforcement officials.<\/p>\n
On Friday, February 13, deputies with the Santa Rosa County Sheriff\u2019s Office (FL) responded to a residence along Floridale Drive in Milton, Florida for an unconscious female.<\/p>\n
Upon arrival, deputies located 19-year-old Azalia Heather Dotson-Salinas, who was found dead in a trailer on the property.<\/p>\n
According to authorities, the Major Crimes Unit, along with the Crime Scene Unit were contacted as the scene was secured.<\/p>\n
Florida Law enforcement officials added that the scene was classified as a homicide after the Major Crimes Unit investigated the scene and conducted interviews with Dotson-Salina\u2019s family.<\/p>\n
RCSO said that her boyfriend, 18-year-old Dominic Alexander Van Wasshenova, became a person of interest in the investigation.<\/p>\n
News 19 learned that Van Wasshenova was found by the Limestone County Sheriff\u2019s Office and the Huntsville Police Department along I-65 near Athens. He was then detained as he waited for Santa Rosa County Sheriff\u2019s Office investigators to arrive in Limestone County to interview him.<\/p>\n
Following the interview, Van Wasshenova was arrested on Homicide- Murder Dangerous Depraved w\/o Premeditation.<\/p>\n
He is currently being held in the Limestone County Jail and is awaiting extradition.<\/p>\n
The FBI, Limestone County Sheriff\u2019s Office, and Huntsville Police Department all assisted during the investigation.<\/p>\n
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