CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — West Virginia State Police have made an additional arrest in 2022 in Harrison County.
Investigators from the state police said in May 2022 Candi Blake, 39, assisted Brock Corel Pearson after he alledegly murdered Juan Kas Trechsel-Valerio.
Police said Blake helped Pearson avoid authorities and helped set fire to a shed that had the remains of the victim inside.
Days later, police said Blake and Pearson wrapped the remains in a blanket and covered it with dirt in an effort to cover up the crime.
Blake has been charged with being an accessory after the fact and concealment of a deceased human body and is being held in North Central Regional Jail on a $400,000 bond.