RICHMOND COUNTY, Va. -- The Richmond County Sheriff announced Thursday that the body of a missing woman has been found.
The sheriff's office says that Wednesday, April 3 at around 11:15 p.m. deputies with Richmond County and Westmoreland County discovered a body in the 300 block of Wellfords Wharf Road.
That body matched the description of Kearrah Tanaja Chappel a woman from Westmoreland County who was last seen alive on April 1.
The body has been sent to the medical examiner's office in Richmond for a positive identification.
Just after 1 p.m., the Sheriff's office announced that a suspect in Chappel's murder, 20-year-old Kaleb Robinson, was arrested in the town of Tappahannock.
Police say they saw Robinson riding in a car and were able to arrest him without incident.
Robinson will be taken to Northern Neck Regional Jail following questioning by police. No bail has been set at the time.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Richmond County Sheriff's Office at 804-333-3611.
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