GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A grand jury has issued a murder indictment for the ex-boyfriend of a Florida woman who disappeared earlier this year.
Nelson Armas, 28, was indicted Wednesday of first-degree murder, grand theft and tampering with evidence.
Armas' ex-girlfriend, 23-year-old Hannah Brim, disappeared in January and is believed to be dead.
Police said video surveillance from January shows Armas leaving Brim's car in a store parking lot and returning four days later to retrieve it.
Police said he took the car to a junkyard, and detectives later found blood evidence in the trunk.
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Several agencies searched woods in Alachua County in February looking for Brim's body. However, her remains have not been found.
Armas is being held in the Alachua County jail on unrelated charges.
Gainesville police urge anyone with any further information in the case to contact GPD Detective Tom Mullins at 352-393-7619, Crime Stoppers at 352-372-STOP or by texting keyword GPDFL plus a tip to 274637.
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