The ex-boyfriend of a missing Warren woman now is facing first-degree premeditated murder and other charges in connection with her disappearance and presumed death.
Deandre Howard Booker, 32, of Roseville, was arraigned Friday in 39th District Court in the disappearance of Ashley Elkins, whose body has not been found.
Booker was ordered held in the Macomb County Jail without bond on the murder charge as well as three other charges related to tampering with evidence; removing a dead body, disinterment and mutilation, and concealing the death of an individual and failing to inform a funeral home or law enforcement.
Booker's attorney, Robbie Lang, said Booker would stand mute and the court entered a not guilty plea for him. A probable cause conference was set for Wednesday, and a preliminary exam was set for Feb. 12.