Alleged killer took road trip with girlfriend and 'dead body in front seat'
An alleged killer has been charged with murder after taking a road trip with his girlfriend and their child with the dead body in the passenger seat.
Justin Allen Green, 41, was arrested for allegedly fatally shooting his employer and robbing him in Pennsylvania.
The body of Daryl Vincent Lee, 44, was found dead on July 14, facedown at the side of a road in Route 403 in East Wheatfield Township with two shotgun blasts in him.
On the day before his body was recovered, the victim, who owned and ran his own lawn care business, had said he was scheduled to work three jobs along with a man named “Bam” — who was later identified as Green.
After finishing the jobs, the two were driving to collect payment when Green allegedly shot Mr Lee with a 12-gauge shotgun he had previously bought at a yard sale.
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The victim's body was found at the side of the road (Getty Images)The victim was reportedly sitting in the passenger seat of Green’s Toyota Tundra pickup truck when he was shot.
Investigators followed “physical evidence” and “surveillance video” which led them to Green's house.
While interviewing Green they noticed his 30-year-old girlfriend Brooke Ashley Pullin had hair which matched "multi-colored hair” found on the collar of the victim's shirt, documents show.
Green was taken into custody on Wednesday and charged with one count of criminal homicide and one count of robbery.
Pullin is facing charges of abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence, false identification to law enforcement, and receiving stolen property.
When questioned Green claimed that he had dropped Lee back home and that was the last time he had seen him.
But after obtaining a search warrant, investigators allegedly found two shotgun shells from the car, several multi-coloured hairs and multiple splatters of blood.
Police say Green later admitted shooting Mr Lee.
It's claimed he then kept the body in the passenger seat of the car and covered it with a shirt and some told. He then picked up Pullin and their child to "take a road trip to Maryland," court
Green claimed Pullin remained unaware that there was a dead body in the car.
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During the trip, green said he tossed the murder weapon into the Potomac River and after returning home to drop Pullin and their child off, went back out to dispose of Mr Lee's body.
Green and Pullin are both currently being held in Cambria County Prison. Green was denied bond while Pullin’s bond was set at $150,000.
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