Suspect arrested, charged with murder in North Carolina mother's killing: Police
Frezja Matisse Baker, 31, had been missing a week when she was found dead.
A suspect has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with North Carolina mother Frezja Matisse Baker's death after she was found in a vehicle, officials announced on Sunday.
Baker was found unresponsive in her vehicle at around 9:35 a.m. Thursday before being pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.
Police identified Lorenza Thomas Inman Jr., 38, as a suspect in this case and obtained warrants for his arrest.
He has been charged with murder, assault on a female and misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, according to police.
Her cause of death has not yet been determined, police said.
Baker was last seen just before 10 p.m. last Thursday, Dec. 4, driving her gray-blue 2004 Honda Accord, authorities said.
Baker's family members expressed concern for her well-being earlier this week and had been seeking information on her whereabouts, according to police.
"I just want my baby home, I just want her home, I just want her home, in good health and good, that's all," Baker's mother, who requested anonymity, told WSOC.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call 704-432-8477 (TIPS) and speak directly to a Homicide Unit detective -- Detective Buhr is the lead detective assigned to this case. The public can also leave information anonymously by contacting Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600 or Charlotte Crime Stoppers.