A California woman is in custody for the death of Ashley Tropez after the Beyond Scared Straight star's body was found inside an abandoned home.
The San Bernardino Sheriff's Department issued a release on Saturday that said officers were called about a dead body " inside an abandoned house in the 16600 block of Victor Street" at 11:10 a.m. local time on Friday.
When deputies got to the scene, they found the 24-year-old Tropez inside the home, "suffering from traumatic injuries."
After investing, the sheriff's homicide unit determined that Tropez and a woman named Alexis Call, also 24, "were familiar to each other and may have been squatting at the residence."
Call was named a suspect and arrested. She is in the High Desert Detention Center for PC 187(A)-Murder, police said in the release.
Call appeared in court on Tuesday and is scheduled to appear in court on Monday for an unrelated possession of a stolen vehicle charge, according to KTLA.
It is not clear if Call has retained a lawyer.
Those with information are urged to call Deputy Vanayes Quezada, Specialized Investigations Division at (909) 890-4904. Anonymous tips can be submitted at We-Tip at 800-78CRIME or www.wetip.com.
Tropez appeared on the controversial reality series in 2011, which aimed to help troubled youth turn their lives around with heavy-hitting programs. The Emmy-nominated show went off the air after 9 seasons, per its website.
News Credits: People
