KY woman charged after deputies find human remains under tarp at her house
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- Kentucky police found human remains under a tarp at Mejia’s Rockcastle County home.
- Officers tied a missing person’s vehicle to Mejia and sent remains to medical examiner.
- Mejia faces murder, robbery, burglary and corpse abuse charges; bond set at $1,025,000.
A woman in Rockcastle County was arrested Sunday after human remains were found under a tarp at her home, according to Kentucky State Police.
The remains were discovered after the Rockcastle County Sheriff’s Office learned that Tuasha Flores Mejia, 40, had a vehicle belonging to a missing person. Court documents say deputies went to Mejia’s home, on Disputanta Road, and found the remains in the yard, under a tarp with other objects placed on top.
The remains were sent to the state medical examiner’s office for an autopsy, according to court documents. No cause of death or identity were provided in court documents or by state police.
The vehicle belonging to the missing person was also found at Mejia’s home, according to court documents. The family of the missing person told investigators they never heard of Mejia using the missing person’s vehicle.
Mejia was interviewed by police and denied knowing about the remains, according to court documents. She also said she last saw the missing person four days earlier and thought the person had left for Tennessee.
A toxicology report is pending, according to state police. Mejia’s arrest citation says drug involvement is suspected.
Mejia is charged with murder, first-degree robbery, first-degree burglary, abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence and receiving stolen property. State police said more charges are pending.
Mejia is being held at the Rockcastle County Detention Center on a $1,025,000 bond, according to court records.
