The Brief
- Derek Standridge, 44, was found dead inside the trunk of a car on March 28 in Phoenix.
- Investigators believe Standridge was killed in a hotel room near 24th and Van Buren streets before being loaded into a trunk and driven away from the scene.
- The suspect in the murder, 26-year-old Charlie Carldwell, was arrested and booked into jail.
PHOENIX – A murder suspect has been arrested after police say a man’s body was found inside the trunk of a car in Phoenix.
What we know:
Phoenix Police say an officer on March 28 “obtained credible information” that a man had been killed near 24th and Van Buren streets, and the victim’s body had been placed inside the trunk of a car and driven away from the scene.…