VIRGINIA — An Albemarle County man has been charged with murder after authorities found his girlfriend dead inside a Buckingham County home earlier this week.
According to the Buckingham County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded around 12:07 p.m. Monday to the 1000 block of Slate River Mill Road after receiving a report of an unattended death.
When deputies arrived, they found a woman, later identified as Linda Morris, dead inside the residence.
Investigators identified Morris’ boyfriend, Anthony Ray Shifflett, as a person of interest in the case. Authorities located and arrested Shifflett in Albemarle County later Monday afternoon.
Shifflett has been charged with second-degree murder and concealing a dead body.
He is being held without bond at Piedmont Regional Jail.
Officials have not released additional details regarding Morris’ cause or manner of death. The investigation remains ongoing.
Anyone with information related to the case is encouraged to contact law enforcement.
