MIRAMAR, Fla. — A South Florida man was arrested last week after he killed another man with a clothing iron and then hid the victim's body in a closet, police said.
Marvin Jean-Pierre, 22, of Miramar, faces a second-degree murder charge in connection with the man's death.
According to a Miramar police report, officers were conducting a welfare check on the victim after his sister said she hadn't heard from him since Dec. 29. She told police he plays in a church band and had missed a few performances, including one on New Year's Eve.
When police went to the victim's apartment, nobody answered the door, but a search of his unlocked car in the parking lot revealed multiple receipts, including a food purchase from a credit card belonging to Jean-Pierre.
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As officers went to Jean-Pierre's home to question him, they noticed the victim's car leaving. Officers followed the car, initiated a traffic stop and found Jean-Pierre behind the wheel.
According to the report, Jean-Pierre told police that he took the victim's car without permission and had not heard from the victim in about a week.
When officers returned to the victim's apartment, they opened the closet of the master bedroom and discovered a human body covered in a blanket with the ankles exposed.
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The ankles were bound by a necktie, the report said.
During an interview with detectives, Jean-Pierre admitted to killing the victim in the early morning of Dec. 30.
According to the report, Jean-Pierre said he was sleeping naked in the victim's bedroom when he woke up to the victim standing over him and rubbing his chest.
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"Jean-Pierre said he became angry at the victim's advances and began yelling at the victim," the report said.
As Jean-Pierre got dressed, he continued to yell at the victim when he noticed an iron and grabbed it, hitting him in the face, the report said.
Jean-Pierre said he hit the victim a couple more times before he wrapped him in a carpet and used neckties to secure it around his body, the report said.
After taking a shower and throwing the iron away, Jean-Pierre "moved the body to the closet due to a foul odor coming from the victim," the report said.
According to the report, Jean-Pierre told detectives how he cleaned up the blood and threw away the iron "because it was the weapon."
