An active-duty U.S. Air Force member has been arrested on murder charges in the death of a South Dakota woman who went missing in August.

An active member of the Air Force was arrested Friday for allegedly killing a 21-year-old woman on his South Dakota military base, authorities announced. Airman Quinterius Chappelle, 24, was hit with federal second-degree murder charges after the badly decomposed body of Sahela Sangrait was discovered earlier this month,

Sahela Sangrait, 21, was murdered at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota, officials said; her body was found this month nearly 40 miles away.