A security guard arrested in the homicide of a woman found dead in her downtown Orlando apartment appeared in court on Wednesday in Orange County after being arrested in Volusia last week.
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Stephen Michael Duxbury, 33, was charged last week with first-degree murder, sexual battery and burglary in the Oct. 17 homicide of Sasha Samsudean, 27. Duxbury was a security guard at Samsudean's apartment complex, Uptown Place on North Orange Avenue, according to Orlando police.
Duxbury showed no emotion on Wednesday as he faced the same charges at his first appearance in Orange County and was given no bond.
Samsudean was out with friends on a Friday night and arrived safely at home, police said. When friends could not reach her the next day, they reported her missing. Police said they went to Samsudean's apartment and found her body in her bed with no signs of forced entry.
According to the report, Duxbury sexually battered and strangled Samsudean before rolling her body up in her comforter with bleach poured on it to hide DNA evidence.
Duxbury was tied to the case by physical evidence, including shoe prints and a fingerprint on Samsudean's toilet seat, according to police. After being interviewed by police, officers said Duxbury's story didn't add up and that he had scrapes and bite marks on his arm.
Duxbury was arrested at his Port Orange home and booked into Volusia County jail. He had his first appearance in Volusia County and was denied bail by the judge before being extradited to Orange County Jail.