PROVO, Utah — A Utah man is now in custody after police say they found the body of a missing woman in a shed at a Provo home Sunday afternoon. Springville police later identified the woman as Lesa Hyde, who they reported missing last month.
A GoFundMe has been set up to help Hyde's family.
According to court documents obtained by FOX 13 News, police were called to a home near 750 West and Heather Lane at around 4:30 p.m. The caller told officers they would find a dead woman in a shed behind the home, adding that 53-year-old Arthuro Carrion was responsible for the body.
When officers arrived, they found two locked sheds behind the apartment complex and Carrion standing by a BBQ in the front yard.
Police contacted the landlord of the apartment complex, who explained that the sheds were not rented with the apartments and that tenants should not have property in them. The landlord also gave officers permission to cut the shed's locks and search them.
As officers attempted to cut the locks to the shed, a renter at the apartment complex came outside and told Carrion to give the officers the key. Carrion gave officers the key and told officers that inside they would find, "a dead body."
Once inside, officers noticed a smell of decomposition, with investigators finding several bags, including one that contained a forearm of a human body inside.
Detectives contacted the 9-1-1 caller who first reported the death. The tipster stated he heard about the death from another person.
That witness was identified and interviewed by investigators. The witness told police he got a call from Carrion the day before where Carrion admitted to having done something wrong.
The witness told officers that he arrived at the apartment complex and asked Carrion what was happening. Carrion reportedly restated that he had done something wrong then mentioned the name "Lesa" and motioned to the shed.
According to the witness, Lesa Hyde was a former girlfriend of Carrion, and that Carrion had previously been arrested for domestic violence in November.
Carrion was also listed as a person of interest in the original case of Hyde's disappearance.
As police took Carrion into custody and placed him into a vehicle, officers said Carrion could be heard saying, "should have never told that snitch." Witnesses also told police that Carrion told them he had "pulled a Rick." It was found that Rick was a family member of Carrion who had previously murdered his girlfriend.
When placed under arrest, Carrion stated "Officer Andrews is the one who caused all this." When asked how Carrion said that it was, "what he put on the report." Police say the statements reference Carrion's arrest for domestic violence.
