HAMPTON, Va. (AP) - Virginia State Police are investigating human remains found in a vehicle during a traffic stop in Hampton.
State police spokeswoman Sgt. Michelle Anaya says a trooper discovered the remains on Saturday after stopping a car on Interstate 64 because the license plates were expired.
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Anaya said Wednesday that the driver, 44-year-old Tonya M. Slaton, is being held without bond at the City of Hampton Jail on a charge of concealment of a dead body.
The remains were sent to the medical examiner's office for identification and an autopsy.
Virginia State Police are asking the public for help in the investigation. Anyone with information about Slaton or the black 2003 Ford Mustang can call the state police at 757-424-6800 or #77 on a cell phone, or send an email to
questions@vsp.virginia.gov
.
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