Overview

• A Prince George’s County grand jury indicted Hernandez-Mendez on common law murder, tampering with physical evidence, and burying or disposing of a body in an unauthorized place.
• The 35-year-old remains held without bail following his arrest after Thompson’s body was found near Route 50 in Anne Arundel County late August.
• Investigators say surveillance showed Thompson entering a black SUV later traced to a Kembridge Drive residence in Bowie linked to the suspect.
• Police report a Sept. 4 search of the home uncovered what they believe were the victim’s blood, hair, and a missing fingernail, and detectives allege she was killed there before her body was left off a nearby bridge.
• Immigration officials say Hernandez-Mendez is a Guatemalan national living in the U.S. without legal status, and records show a prior DUI arrest by U.S. Park Police earlier this year.