Second arrest made in murder of handicapped man found buried in back yard shallow grave
(Michael Allen Pritchard, Image credit: CCSO)
On December 3, 2021, Michael Allen Pritchard, 35, of Naples, Florida, was arrested and charged with the murder of his roommate, who was found buried in the back yard of the residence they shared. And yesterday, the Collier County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) announced the arrest of a second suspect in the murder of a man whose body was discovered buried in a shallow grave in Golden Gate Estates last year.
Monica Petrosian, 42, of 752 Wiggins Lake Drive, Apt. 101, is being held on $100,000 bond in the Collier County jail following her arrest on a felony warrant over the weekend on a charge of accessory after the fact in this second-degree murder. Detectives had already arrested Michael Allen Pritchard, 35, on a second-degree murder charge. Pritchard has been held without bond since his December 3, 2021 arrest.
“Two people preyed on a vulnerable member of our community and now both are in custody,” CCSO Sheriff Kevin Rambosk said. “Detectives have worked nonstop on this case since this horrific crime. They should be commended for their diligence, hard work and persistence which led to this second arrest.”
Detectives began their investigation after receiving information from a witness who said Pritchard confessed to having shot the victim and to burying the body next to Pritchard’s house. The victim, who was physically handicapped, had previously been reported missing.
Detectives searched Pritchard’s home and surrounding property on 10th Avenue Northeast where they discovered the body of the missing man buried in a shallow grave near the residence as described by the witness.
Further investigation by detectives found Petrosian assisted Pritchard after the murder.
For more on that gruesome discovery of the man’s body being found in a shallow grave in Golden Gate Estates, see the video accompanying this article.
(Source & Monica Petrosian mugshot: CCSO)
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