A man was indicted on charges of murder and tampering with evidence in connection with the death of DaCara Thompson, a Maryland woman who was found dead days after she was reported missing.

Hugo Hernandez-Mendez , 35, is being held without bail after he was accused of killing Thompson and throwing her body off a bridge in Anne Arundel County, according to court documents.

He was found to be living in the U.S. illegally and is a Guatemalan national, according to Prince George's County police.

DaCara Thompson's alleged murder

Thompson was found dead near U.S. Route 50 in Annapolis at the end of August, police said.

She was reported missing by her family on August 23 after she left her home in Prince George's County, telling her father she was going to get gas. She never returned

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