CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Chesapeake Police Detectives have arrested and criminally charged a man in connection with the death of a missing Chesapeake woman.
Saturday, police said they charged 19-year-old Raheem Lamont Cherry in the death of 61-year-old Laura Miles.
Cherry faces several charges including first-degree murder, concealment of a dead body, robbery, and abduction. He's currently being held in the Chesapeake City Jail.
Miles was found dead in a wooded area in the 4600 block of Taylor Road on Monday, May 17. Police declared her death a homicide.
The investigation is ongoing.