BOSTON — When kidnapping suspect Louis Coleman III was pulled over in Delaware last week, police say his car was sporting license plates stolen from another car in California more than a year ago.
Police in California confirmed to Boston 25 News the license plates seen on the red Buick police stopped in Delwaware were reported stolen from another vehicle in 2016.
Coleman is accused in federal court of kidnapping 23-year-old Jassy Correia from a Boston nightclub and killing her sometime in the days following.
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According to federal prosecutors, Coleman appears to have carefully planned the disposal of Correia's body after dragging her into his apartment around 4 a.m. the night she went missing.
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Surveillance footage accounts for Correia's movements after leaving the club and picks up Coleman dragging her 'limp' body onto the elevator and towards his apartment later that night, according to court documents.
Coleman is then seen carrying new purchases into his apartment over the next few days, invetigators allege.
According to the affidavit, Coleman purchased: a large suitcase, three tyvek suits, duct tape, candles, electrical tape, a respirator mask, surgical gloves, two pairs of safety goggles, a mash, bleach bath, a pair of long-handled trimmers, pliers and garbage bags.
Alongside the things police say he purchased, they also list a lighter, charcoal purifiers, a laptop computer, a computer tower, disinfectant wipes, a duffle bag, a cell phone, clothes, black gloves, air fresheners and work towels being found in his car. %
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After he was pulled over on Interstate 95 in Delaware, police say he told them something like, "she's in the trunk."
When they searched his car, investigators say they found Correia's body inside a couch cushion cover inside a suitcase. Her body appeared to be covered in baking soda.
Coleman has been charged in federal court but has yet to be extradited back to Massachusetts. Police say he has no known criminal history.
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Correction: Officials in California initially told Boston 25 News the plates had been stolen in 2017. However, officials clarified to say the application for replacement plates was filed in 2017 and the plates were actually reported stolen in 2016. This story has been updated.