Man killed teen, buried her in backyard, cops say
The19-year-oldwent to a Tamarac hotel for a paid sexual encounter. When she left, her body was crammed into a blue plastic storage container that was later buried in a Fort Lauderdale backyard.
Arrested in Brittney Taylor’s death was Tyquan Pearson, 25.
Pearson was transferred Tuesday froma Virginia jail to a Broward County Jail, where he is being held without bond on a murder charge, records show.
Taylor was last seen alive May 25 when she was dropped off at the Comfort Suites, 8301W. Commercial Blvd., Joy Oglesby, a spokeswoman for the Broward Sheriff ’s Office.
Investigators say Pearson was living at the hotel at the time.
He had solicited Taylor online for a sexual encounter, Oglesby said.
Surveillance video from the hotel showedTaylor enter room331. Four hours later, Pearson was seen leaving.
He pushed a stroller that carried the blue storage container. said
When detectives interviewed Pearson about Taylor’s disappearance, he said thatwhenhis girlfriend told him she was on her way to the hotel, he told Taylor to wait until he was gone and then let herself out, Oglesby said.
The investigation led detectives to a Fort Lauderdale home where on June 10 they found Taylor’s remains inside the container and buried in the backyard, Oglesby said.
Pearson was arrested on a warrant June 14 in Norfolk, Va.
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