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Suspect arrested in Amargosa Valley murder case

Nye County Sheriff detectives arrested Beverley Correa, 28, at 2 p.m. today in Beatty.

She was arrested as a suspect in the murder of Neftali Correa, 50.

On the afternoon of July 28, the Nye County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a deceased person in Amargosa Valley. Upon responding, deputies determined the scene to appear suspicious and processed it as a homicide.

Nye County Sheriff Joe McGill confirmed the arrest Wednesday afternoon. “The suspect is in custody,” said McGill, when reached by phone by the Pahrump Valley Times.

This is a developing story.

Contact reporter Elijah Dulay at edulay@pvtimes.com

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