Body of missing realtor Beverly Carter found in shallow grave

A spokesman with the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office confirmed to the media that the body of missing realtor Beverly Carter has been located.

PCSO released the following statement:

"On September 29, 2014 at about 10:15 a.m., Arron Lewis was apprehended by the Little Rock Police Department on his outstanding Kidnapping warrant out of the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office (PCSO). Lewis was brought to the Sheriff's Office Investigations Division for questioning. After over 12 hours of interviewing by Investigators, Lewis was transported and booked into the Pulaski County Regional Detention Facility (PCRDF). Lewis admitted post Miranda to kidnapping Beverly Carter, but would not divulge her whereabouts.

Shortly after Lewis was booked into the PCRDF, PCSO Investigators obtained information that led them to the 12100 block of Hwy 5 (Cabot city address in Pulaski County). Investigators located a body in a shallow grave on the property. The body was identified as Beverly Carter. The family was then notified of the finding.

Arron Lewis' charges will be amended to Capital Murder. Lewis remains in the PCRDF on his charges and a parole hold for the Arkansas Department of Corrections.

The Sheriff's Office would like to extend their gratitude to all of the volunteers who aided in the search for Beverly Carter and the various agencies that assisted during the investigation. The Sheriff's Office also extends their deepest condolences to the Carter family for their tragic loss."

Official: Agent’s cell phone used

The mysterious disappearance of the 49-year-old resonated among fellow real estate agents, who posted their fears on a Facebook page set up for sharing information about her case.

Carter’s last phone call to her husband came Thursday afteoon, telling him the address where she would be. When hours went by with no further word from her, Carl Carter says he “knew something was wrong.”

Before calling authorities, Carl Carter went to the address of the home Beverly Carter was showing and saw her brown Cadillac parked there, the sheriff’s office said.

Noticing the property was open, the husband entered and searched for his wife without success, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

There was activity on Carter’s cell phone after she disappeared, Minden said. Later he explained to HLN’s Nancy Grace that activity included text messages, but he declined to elaborate on the nature of the texts.

According to her employer’s website, Beverly Carter was married for 34 years and has four grandchildren.

“I feel like I’m in a fog, or a horrible nightmare from which I can’t awaken,” Beverly Carter’s son, also named Carl, wrote on a Facebook post before his mother’s body was found.

A Facebook page set up about Carter’s disappearance was followed by more than 28,000 people as of Monday afteoon.

Police say Lewis’ Monday arrest isn’t his first run-in with police. In addition to any charges he may face in Carter’s disappearance and death, he has a criminal history in northwest Arkansas that includes felony theft of property, obstruction of govement operations, failure to appear and unlawful removal of a theft device, Minden said in a statement.

He’s also faced charges from the Kansas City police and the Utah Department of Corrections, he said.