‘I’m confident’: Ashley Elkins search continues in Macomb County landfill

Police spent six hours on Monday at Pine Tree Acres, a landfill in Macomb County, as part of their search for Ashley Elkins, 30, who was missing. In their search for the missing Warren woman, they combed through the debris, paying particular attention to a six-acre section of the landfill.

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    Investigators continued their search for evidence of Ashley Elkins at Pine Tree Acres.
    
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    Elkins was last heard from on Jan. 2 when she sent a text that she was headed home from running errands.
    
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    Police will continue the search on Wednesday, and say they are confident.
    

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  Investigators continued their search for evidence of Ashley Elkins at Pine Tree Acres.
  
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  Elkins was last heard from on Jan. 2 when she sent a text that she was headed home from running errands.
  
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  Police will continue the search on Wednesday, and say they are confident.
  

FOX 2: MACOMB COUNTY, MIWarren’s mother vanished around the beginning of January, and police are currently on day two of their hunt for her in a Metro Detroit garbage.

What they’re saying:

Police spent six hours on Monday at Pine Tree Acres, a landfill in Macomb County, as part of their search for Ashley Elkins, 30, who was missing. In their search for the missing Warren woman, they combed through the debris, paying particular attention to a six-acre section of the landfill.

All hands on deck, they went back to the landfill on Tuesday.

“As I mentioned, there is a lot of activity today, and we are getting close. According to Roseville Police Chief Mitch Berlin, “the search went very smoothly today, worked out a lot of kinks yesterday.” “We got 43 officers walking across it right now.”

Although Elkin’s family believes she is dead, officials say they are optimistic they will find her.

What happened to Ashley Elkins

Mother of two Elkins was last heard from while running errands on January 2. She told her family via SMS that she was leaving a beauty supply store and was on her way back. She hasn’t communicated with anyone in over a week, which is unusual for her.

“She adores her children and family. Alexis Elkins, her sister, stated that she would never simply vanish for this long.

Since she vanished, those family members have harbored suspicions against her ex-boyfriend, De’Andre Booker. Her phone last pinged close to her ex’s Roseville apartment, according to her family.

“Her mother has said numerous times, He threw her out with the trash,” Morton stated. “That’s disheartening.”

Her automobile was discovered by authorities on January 7, a few kilometers from the residence. Her ex’s flat was raided that same evening.

To assist Elkins’ boys, a has been established.

When Ashley Elkins, 30, went out to perform some errands on January 2, she vanished.

Suspect charged in Ashley Elkins case

De’Andre Booker, Elkins’ ex-boyfriend, was arrested last week.

Booker, 32, where he looked up the quickest ways to get to Ohio. He is suspected of plotting to flee the state, and the prosecution stated last week that he also looked into whether blood can be traced, how to pass a polygraph, and what to do while on the run.

He apparently also searched for information on how to remove his Google search history.

These searches, according to the prosecution, indicate that Booker would run away if he were freed on bond. On Thursday, a $250,000 cash/surety bond was established for him.

Who is De’Andre Booker?

Based on the evidence that was given in court, Booker does not currently have a job.

After going missing in 2017, Booker, who had previously served in the US Army, was discharged with a less than honorable discharge. This occurred after he was accused of a number of crimes while in service the previous year, including larceny and possession of forged identification documents.

Next steps:

According to the police, they will check in with them again on Wednesday.

Prior to a preliminary examination on January 29, Booker is scheduled to return to court on January 22 for a probable cause conference.

The Source: Ashley Elkins’ family, the police, and the court provided information for this story.

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Police have been scouring a dump in Macomb County for Ashley Elkins. Her ex-boyfriend is accused of lying to authorities after the mother of two vanished on January 2.