WYTHE COUNTY, VA (LOOTPRESS) – Deputies find a deceased body inside a burning vehicle.
Wythe County Sheriff’s Department says on January 13, 2023, at around 3:47 am, first responders received a call of a fire at 403 Saint Paul Church Road in the Rural Retreat community. When first responders arrived, they found a vehicle on fire and a deceased body inside.
After deputies conducted several interviews and collected evidence, Calvin Junior Duncan II, 33, was taken into custody and charged. He faces charges of first-degree murder, arson, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and disposal of a dead body on private property.
The body was taken to the medical examiner’s office in Roanoke, Virginia, for identification. Duncan is being held in jail without bond.
Deputies say this is an ongoing criminal investigation, and more charges could be filed.