DeAndre Booker has been charged with premeditated murder and tampering with evidence Ashley Elkins, 30, was last seen at her Warren, Mich., home on Jan. 2 Her ex-boyfriend DeAndre Booker was initially arrested on a charge of lying to police Michigan authorities have now charged Booker with offenses including murder and evidence tampering A man who allegedly lied to police during their investigation of his missing ex-girlfriend Ashley Elkins has now been charged with murder.

Elkins' ex-boyfriend, De’Andre Booker, 32, of Roseville, was arraigned in Macomb County court this morning on a charge of first-degree murder; he was denied bond and remanded to jail, the report said. He was previously charged with lying to police related to Elkin’s disappearance. Booker is due back in court on Wednesday.

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Maurice Morton, Ashley Elkins’ uncle and family spokesman, said after he and about 15 other family members attended Booker’s arraignment that it was a “very tough day” and

Officials provided some major updates Thursday in the case of Ashley Elkins, including the search for DNA and their charging plans.