The boyfriend of Instagram influencer Beauty Couch, whose body was found near a burned-out car in Georgia last week, has been arrested and charged with her murder.
Eugene Louis-Jocques, 21, was arrested in Louisiana on Saturday, just three days after first responders found the remains of Couch, 22, after putting out his burning car that was left on the side of a road in Austell. , Georgia, according to authorities. saying.
Louis-Jocques, of Naples, Florida, was named a suspect in the case, and police arrested him while traveling through St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, local outlet WWL-TV reported.
“Let the message be that we do not take kindly to people who think they may commit a crime elsewhere and try to hide in St. Tammany Parish,” Sheriff Randy Smith said in a statement.
“We were happy to help our counterparts in Georgia locate this suspect and take him into custody so he can face justice and Ms. Couch’s family can begin to gain closure during this difficult time.”
The body of Couch, who also called herself Beauty Katera, was found near a burned-out car in Georgia last week.beautylkatera/Instagram
Couch, who also goes by Beauty Katera, has more than 149,000 followers on Instagram, where she often shares videos of her dance moves while wearing roller skates.
She took her first skating class earlier this month and appeared to reference her boyfriend in her latest Instagram post with a series of bikini snaps.
“She said I look good in red, she might as well call me sexy red,” the caption read.
Couch’s sister, Leila Brown, told WWL-TV that she couldn’t imagine a reason why someone would kill the influencer.
Couch’s remains were found after putting out his burning car that was left on the side of a road in Austell, Georgia.11alive.com
“I can’t imagine her in this situation at all because she was so adorable, so loving, so funny and amazing,” Brown said. “She impacted a lot of people and she didn’t do anything to anyone to make someone want to do her like that.”
Louis-Jocques has been charged with murder, arson and aggravated assault.
He was being held at the St. Tammany Parish Correctional Center while awaiting extradition to Cobb County, Georgia.
A representative for Louis-Jocques could not immediately be reached for comment.
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