DINWIDDIE COUNTY, Va. — A Dinwiddie man has been arrested and charged in connection to the murder of a 19-year-old woman on I-85in August 2023, Virginia State Police say.
"Zayah Phelps, 20, of Dinwiddie, was arrested on October 19, 2024, for probation violation on a felony offense out of Hopewell," state police wrote in a statement. "Indictments were obtained on November 19, 2024, and sent to Riverside Regional Jail where they were served today, November 25, 2024."
Phelps is now facing the following charges in relation to the fatal shooting:
- 1st Degree Murder
- Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Felony
- Shooting from a Vehicle
- Shooting at an Occupied Vehicle
- Reckless Handling of a Firearm
- Conspiracy to Commit Murder
- Attempted Murder (front seat passenger)
19-year-old T'Miya Murphy was shot and killed on August 1, 2023, while driving on I-85 in Dinwiddie County. Murphy's front-seat passenger, 19-year-old Joe Lewis Thomas III, was not injured in the shooting.
Phelps is being held at Riverside Regional Jail on charges unrelated to the shooting.
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