A missing person investigation in Washington state has turned into a homicide probe after investigators discovered human remains on military property, leading them to arrest two people, including an active-duty service member.
The investigation began on June 12, when the Tacoma Police Department received a missing person report for local resident Caelick Bradley, 28, whom someone last saw June 8, according to Washington State Patrol.
Tacoma detectives soon discovered that an unauthorized person was actively using Bradley’s credit card, which led them to a suspect identified as Humberto Rodriguez Hernandez.
During police questioning, Hernandez provided details about a murder that took place on Addision Street SW in the neighboring city of Lakewood, Lakewood Police Department (LPD) officials told Fox News Digital.
He then led detectives to human remains in a publicly accessible training area on Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) property near Spanaway, Washington.
Authorities said Hernandez also implicated a second suspect, Aydee Casado-Dominguez, whom officers later detained outside her home.
Officials have charged both Hernandez and Casado-Dominguez with homicide and booked them into the Pierce County Jail, LPD officials said.
In a statement provided to Fox News Digital, Joint Base Lewis-McChord confirmed the discovery of the remains and revealed that one of the two suspects the Tacoma Police Department took into custody is a service member currently assigned to JBLM.
The Army Criminal Investigation Division is now working closely with both the Tacoma and Lakewood police departments on the ongoing investigation.
While the remains were found following the investigation into Bradley’s disappearance, official identification and the cause of death are pending an examination by the Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office.
The exact date of the homicide remains unclear.
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