Tallahassee Police have arrested the suspected killer of 19-year-old Tallahassee, Florida-based Black Lives Matter activist of Nigerian origin, Toyin Salau, who was found dead after she tweeted about her sexual assault.
Moments before her death, Toyin had taken to the micro blogging platform, Twitter to share the story of a man that offered her a free ride, but later assaulted her sexually.
She went further to give details of his appearance, before she went missing and was subsequently found dead.
The Tallahassee Police Department has now released the mugshot of Toyin Salau’s suspected killer after he was arrested on Sunday.
According to arrest records in Orange County, Florida, 49-year-old Aaron Glee Jr., was arrested in Orlando on June 14 on an out-of-county warrant from Leon County on charges of homicide-felony murder.
Police said at approximately 9:15 pm Saturday night, TPD investigators arrived in 2100 block of Monday Road to follow up investigation on a missing person case. During the course of the investigation, two deceased people were located in the area.
The TPD identified 19-year-old Oluwatoyin “Toyin” Salau and Victoria Sims, 75, a AARP volunteer as victims of a double-homicide. Both women were reported missing before being found dead in the area.
Read the police press release below;
“UPDATE in Double Homicide Investigation 6/15/2020
Investigators have identified the victims in this case as missing persons Oluwatoyin Salau, 19, and Victoria Sims, 75.
Both names have been released with permission of their families in accordance with Marsy’s Law.
The suspect in this case has been identified as Aaron Glee Jr, 49. As stated earlier, he has been taken into custody.
There is no further information to release at this time.
Original Press Release:
TPD Conducts Homicide Investigation on Monday Road
At approximately 9:15 pm Saturday night, June 13th, TPD investigators arrived in 2100 block of Monday Road in the course of a follow up investigation in a missing person case. During the course of the investigation, two deceased people were located in the area.
As the investigation continued, investigators developed a suspect. The suspect is now in custody and no more information is available at this time.
The deaths are being investigated as homicides and have been turned over to TPD’s Violent Crime Unit. The investigation is ongoing and currently there are no more details available.”
