Found Deceased VA - Joshua Dee Bradford, 35, Luray, 3 Sept 2022 *arrest*

[SandyToes]

Mother still seeking answers one year after Joshua Bradford’s disappearance
Bradford is around 5′11 and 170 pounds with brown eyes and a shaved head. He has tattoos that say ‘Ace and Jack’ on his neck, ‘Haley’ on his shoulder, and ‘Josh’ across his back. He was last seen getting into a blue car.

On the day he disappeared he texted his daughter that he was going to do a side job and would text her when he returned. That was the last he was heard from.

The man that Bradford got in the car with, Marcus Lewis, was identified as a person of interest in the case last October. Then in December Lewis was involved in an officer involved shooting in Reno, Nevada after which he was taken into custody on a felony charge of resisting a public officer with a dangerous weapon.

 

[GraceG]

Joshua was officially listed as a "Fugitive" in November of 2022 under Code Section: 18.2-456(A)(6). He was out on bond for charges including assault and battery against a family member. The charges were misdemeanor - I can't see him jumping bail for that alone but he went missing 2 months before the formal hearing. This just doesn't look good at all. I feel for his mother - and hope she finds some closure. Virginia Judiciary Online Case Information System

 

[Simply Southern]

New information on 2022 Missing Persons case leads authorities to human remains

Investigators are still actively pursuing leads on the case.

www.whsv.com

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Joshua Dee Bradford was reported missing by his family after he was last seen in Luray on Sept 3, 2022. Authorities said they got new information on the case on Monday, May 6 that led them to uncovering what they believe to be Bradford’s remains in Page County.
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After a month of investigating, PCSO identified Marcus Lee Lewis as a person of interest in October 2022, but after police approached him, they said Lewis left the county.

In December of 2022, Lewis was arrested in Reno, NV, where he remains, after being involved in a police shooting

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PCSO said the evidence from the investigation led to Lewis being charged in Page County. He faces the following charges:

• Murder in the second degree
• Willfully, intentionally, and physically defile a dead human body
• Transport, secrete, conceal, or alter a dead body.

 

[Caring1]

Joshua’s remains have been positively identified. Marcus Lee Lewis has been charged with second degree murder.

June 18, 2024

ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, Va. (ROCKTOWN NOW) – Page County Sheriff Chad Cubbage reported that the human remains that were found last month in the county were that of a man who had been missing since September of 2022.

Remains found in Page County identified as man reported missing in 2022 - Rocktown Now

Cubbage reported on the department’s Facebook page that the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner confirmed yesterday that the remains were positively identified as Joshua Dee Bradford.

rocktownnow.com