FORT Worth, Texas – Fort Really worth police say a male held a woman prisoner for various days at gunpoint. He was arrested and bonded out.

Police say the man later eradicated a GPS system, murdered the lady and buried her under his household.

The woman’s spouse and children reported her missing on Feb. 16. Her body was identified Feb. 23 in a crawl place underneath the man’s residence. But he was arrested for aggravated assault and released on bond last thirty day period.

24-year-outdated Valerian Osteen is powering bars billed with the murder of his estranged girlfriend, 26-year-old Marissa Grimes.

Fort Value police say they identified Grimes’ decomposing system on Feb. 23 wrapped in blankets and a tarp in a crawl place beneath Osteen’s Fort Really worth house.

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According to the professional medical examiner, Grimes died from blunt force trauma to the head and experienced a fractured nose and fractured ribs.

“I was in shock for the reason that I in no way considered that’s gonna happen in this neighborhood,” claimed Maria Delgado, Osteen’s neighbor.

Grimes’ spouse and children experienced documented her missing 7 times previously, telling law enforcement they hadn’t spoken with her given that February 12.

In accordance to court documents, a neighbor saw Grimes with Osteen on Feb 13, and it appeared she’d been crying.  He informed FOX4 she was visibly upset and experienced mascara functioning down her facial area. 

The arrest affidavit states when that neighbor visited Osteen the following working day, Grimes was not there.

“We ended up seeking at him as a suspect cause evidently he was the very last person she was with, centered on the witness assertion,” stated Fort Truly worth Officer Daniel Segura.

Osteen was arrested on Jan. 9 for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and lawful restraint immediately after law enforcement say he refused to permit Grimes go away his residence for various days, holding her at gunpoint and threatening to destroy her.

Osteen posted bond three times later on with a problem that he have on a GPS ankle keep an eye on.

Courtroom files say that all prompted Grimes to rent a Uhaul truck with ideas to go away the space. Neighbors explained to FOX4 the truck was parked at Osteen’s property for various days.

On Feb 21, 5 days right after Grimes was documented lacking, the Uhaul was observed abandoned at a park not considerably from Osteen’s dwelling.

“When we appear at the GPS tracking gadget and the Uhaul truck location, we see that his house handle was very close by. Practically a mile and a half,” Segura mentioned.

On Feb 23, police executed a look for warrant at Osteen’s property and discovered Grimes’ entire body. They experienced to slice a hole in the ground and take away quite a few panels of wooden to recuperate it.

Osteen has a criminal record that incorporates 5 past felony convictions and several other misdemeanors.

Defense attorney Anthony Farmer is not related to the scenario. He claims Osteen’s $10,000 bond for aggravated assault and $5,000 for unlawful restraint are pretty normal.

“It’s uncomplicated to say that this individual need to not have been permit out on these bonds, but we never know all of the factors that went into individuals bonds,” he reported.

And as a convicted felon, Osteen must not have been in possession of the gun allegedly used to maintain Grimes captive prior to her murder.

“That decide, seeking at the proof, need to have determined that bail was sufficiently substantial to assure that person’s presence in court docket,” Farmer mentioned.

Fort Well worth police are inquiring for any one else who could have information about Osteen to arrive ahead.

The Grimes household has hired an attorney and need to be making a assertion Tuesday.