NORFOLK, Va. — A Norfolk man is facing a second-degree murder charge after police found a woman dead inside a house overnight Saturday.
Dustin J. Wilder, 36, is charged with second-degree murder and concealment of a dead body.
Norfolk police received a call around midnight Saturday to the 200 block of West 26th Street in regards to a "suspicious situation."
Officers found 44-year-old Faith A. Johnson, of Virginia Beach, dead inside a home. Neighbors said they were surprised because they regularly saw Johnson and Wilder sitting on the porch of the home together. Neighbor Vale Stevenson said he’s shocked by what happened.
“It’s just evil if you ask me. The fact there’s a body in the house being hidden, I mean there’s no explanation for that. All I can see is, he tried to cover up whatever happened,” said Vale.
According to a Navy spokesperson, Wilder served in the U.S. Navy for seven years as a third-class electronics technician. Recent court documents show Wilder is unemployed and had drunk in public charges.
Norfolk police detectives ruled her death a homicide. At the scene, Wilder was taken into custody. Wilder is set to face a judge for his next hearing in December.
Wilder is currently being held in the Norfolk City Jail without bond.
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