LABELLE, Fla. — The Hendry County Sheriff's Office arrested Marcus Lynell Thompson in connection with the death of Bee Love Slater.
Sheriff Steve Whidden made the announcement Wednesday afternoon.
Slater was a transgender woman killed in Hendry County.
Investigators found the 23-year-old's body in a burned out vehicle on Sept. 4, 2019.
Thompson, 35, faces charges of first-degree murder accessory after the fact and arson accessory after the fact.
Whidden said the investigation in this case continues.
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Investigators are still looking for the person who killed Slater.
Anyone with any information is urged to call the Hendry County Sheriff's Office at 863-674-5600.
WPTV’s Michelle Quesada will have more on this story today at 4 p.m.
