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Police arrest man in connection with body found in wooded area in Woodbridge, Va

Prince William county police arrested Justin Orlando Myrick, 28 in the murder of Angelo Kadro Blakeney, 23.

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Prince William county police arrested Justin Orlando Myrick, 28, of South Dakota Ave., Northeast, Friday after evidence connected him to the death of Angelo Kadro Blakeney, 23, of D.C.

On April 29th, officers responded to a call in the area of Minnieville Rd. of a body of a man found by someone walking along the woodline near Woodbridge, Va., police say. 

Police found Blakeney dead on arrival.

According to police, evidence found on the scene connected Myrick to Blackeney's death.

After obtaining a search warrant, Prince William County detectives and D.C. police located and arrested Myrick at his home in Northeast.

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Blakeney's death is being investigated as a homicide based on the autopsy results. 

Myrick reamains incarcerated in Washington, D.C. and will be extradited to Virginia.                     

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