KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Miami County, Kansas, Attorney's Office charged a man Friday with second-degree murder after a woman's body was found Thursday in a camper in Carthage, Missouri.
A 911 caller alerted Carthage, Missouri, police about noon Thursday of a body in a camper in the 600 block of North Main Street, according to a news release from the Miami County Sheriff's Office.
Officers found Kenia Lopez, 24, of Carthage, dead inside the camper.
An investigation by Carthage police revealed Lopez was killed in the 33500 block of Metcalf Road in Louisburg, Kansas.
The camper was driven to Carthage with Lopez's body inside, according to the news release.
Miami County Sheriff's Office detectives worked with Carthage police investigators and found the suspect, Gavino McJunkins-Macias.
He was arrested and is being held in the Miami County Jail on a $1 million bond.
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