Monika Elkins, Ashley Elkins' mother, is seated on the witness stand while testifying during Deandre Booker's exam hearing Aug. 6.

Roseville police officer Shane Nabozny testifies during the exam hearing for Deandre Booker Aug. 6.

ROSEVILLE — Prosecutors began presenting evidence in the 39th District Court Aug. 6 against the suspect charged with murder in the disappearance of a Warren mother whose body has not been located.

Deandre Booker, the ex-boyfriend of Ashley Elkins, appeared in court for a preliminary exam hearing.

Booker, 32, of Roseville, is facing a first-degree murder charge, as well as several other charges, following the disappearance of Elkins, a mother of two and Warren hairstylist who has been missing since Jan. 2.

The charges came after police investigated Booker’s a

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