3rd suspect arrested months after Riverview woman found murdered and dumped in Weedon Island Nature Preserve

The Brief

  • A third suspect connected to the August murder of a 42-year-old Riverview woman has been arrested.
  • The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office arrested Andre Lamont Gerhardt, 33, on Tuesday in connection with the death of Hiojaira Velez-Bonilla.
  • Detectives said that Gerhardt helped co-defendant Arnaldo Citron, 43, and co-defendant Giselle Santiago-Bonilla, 38, in transporting and disposing of the victim’s body in Pinellas County. The co-defendants were arrested in August 2025.

RIVERVIEW, Fla. A third suspect connected to the August murder of a 42-year-old Riverview woman has been arrested.

What we know:

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office arrested Andre Lamont Gerhardt, 33, on Tuesday in connection with the death of Hiojaira Velez-Bonilla.

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