Overview

• Hugo Hernandez-Mendez, 35, is charged with first- and second-degree murder and will remain jailed after his attorney waived a bail review in Prince George’s County District Court.
• Charging documents describe video of Thompson entering a black GMC Yukon Denali in Hyattsville before traveling to a Bowie residence, with police alleging she was killed there and later thrown from a U.S. 50 bridge into the South River.
• An executed search warrant at the Bowie home recovered what police believe to be the victim’s blood, a missing fingernail, hair and other items, including multiple pairs of women’s underwear and lingerie.
• The White House called the case a heinous act and said DHS and DOJ are engaged, while ICE said it previously lodged a detainer after a DUI encounter that officials say was not honored by local authorities.
• Investigators have not identified a motive and an autopsy is pending, and court records list a next hearing on Oct. 8 as Thompson’s family publicly calls for justice.