COLUMBUS, Ohio — Authorities from South Carolina arrested an Ohio man in connection to the death of an 18-year-old woman from Roseville, Ohio at Myrtle Beach on Wednesday.
Blake Linkous, 18, of Blue Rock, Ohio, was arrested on Thursday and charged with the murder of Natalie Martin, according to Horry County Jail records. Records say Linkous allegedly strangled Martin, causing her death.
In a written statement, the chief deputy coroner in Horry County said that Martin was discovered unresponsive in her hotel room on Maison Drive in Myrtle Beach. Medics pronounced her dead at the scene.
According to records, Linkous allegedly strangled Martin
The Horry County Police Department is investigating the incident.
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