Erie Police responded to a reported vehicle crash around 1 a.m. on June 21. On arrival, police found a 28-year-old woman dead outside the vehicle.
ERIE, Colo. — A 29-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder after investigators determined a woman found dead outside a crashed vehicle in Erie did not die from the crash itself.
According to the Weld County District Attorney’s Office, Erie Police responded to a reported vehicle crash around 1 a.m. on June 21 near the intersection of Weld County Road 7 and Weld County Road 6.
When officers arrived, they found a 28-year-old woman dead outside the vehicle.
Investigators determined the amount and location of blood at the scene was not consistent with a vehicle crash or with someone being ejected from a vehicle, police said.
The district attorney’s office charged 29-year-old Justin De Nileon Jr. with one count of first-degree murder. He is being held without bond at the Weld County Jail.
He appeared in court for his initial advisement hearing on Wednesday. His next court appearance is scheduled for Sept. 2.