CHRISTIANSTED — The body of 58-year-old Nancy Nieves Naar was found beaten beyond recognition at the side of the road laying in the grass near Schjang Ballpark on June 1, 2021.
The investigation revealed that she was followed by Tyler Delroy Smith, who attacked and beat her until she was dead, according to the Virgin Islands Police Department.
After verifying the DNA evidence report, a warrant was sought and granted for the arrest of 32-year-old Tyler Delroy Smith for Murder in the 1st degree, Assault in the 1st degree and Assault in the 3rd degree by the Honorable Judge Darrly Donohue Sr., on Friday February 18, 2022.
The information reached Iowa through press releases and the NCIC (National Crime Information Center), where Smith was working and residing under a variation of his name. His employer notified the authorities that he immediately left his job and fled Iowa.
Smith was traced to California with the assistance of Federal partners including the U.S Marshal Service, where the vehicle he was driving was found abandoned at a train station.
Smith was apprehended in California on Monday, April 4, 2022, and is now awaiting an extradition hearing.