LONDON, Ky. (FOX 56) — The man police said led them on a car chase across three counties, ending with a body found in the back of his car, will have his case heard by a grand jury.
David Reed of St. Petersburg, Florida, faces numerous charges including murder and abuse of a corpse. A preliminary hearing was held Tuesday in Laurel District Court where investigators talked about the case.
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Reed is charged with murder domestic violence, tampering with physical evidence, abuse of corpse, first-degree fleeing or evading police, second-degree criminal mischief, second-degree wanton endangerment of a police officer, careless driving, resisting arrest, no operatiors license.
Reed is accused of killing 53-year-old Rachel Carder of Huntington, West Virginia.
She was discovered in a plastic tote in the back of Reed’s SUV last week. P{olice said Reed admitted to getting into a fight with Carder before her death.

A grand jury is set to hear the case in February.