Overview
- Police identified the woman found on Dec. 26 near Cleveland Street on Hollywood Beach as 56-year-old Heather Asendorf, and investigators suspect foul play.
- Brandon Ward McCray, 28, was taken into custody on Dec. 30 at 1214 North 17th Court in Hollywood with help from the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force.
- McCray is charged with two counts of sexual battery, kidnapping, battery, and battery by strangulation, according to police.
- He has not been charged with homicide in Asendorf’s death, and a judge set his bond at $770,000 with GPS monitoring as he remains in the Broward Main Jail.
- Hollywood police say the investigation is active, there is no threat to the community, and anyone with information should contact 954-967-4636 or Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477.