CODES LAKES, Ariz. (TCD) — A 59-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of murder after police found a 93-year-old man dead during a welfare check.

Friday, February 16th at approximately 10:00 p.m. Staff from the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office conducted the to a residence on Rodeo Drive after receiving a claim for Carl Miller's welfare check. One of the man's acquaintances reportedly called the sheriff's office because he hadn't heard from Miller in recent days and hadn't seen him.

Deputies went to Miller's home and encountered his roommate, Bridget Nelson. She allegedly told deputies that Miller had gone out of town but she didn't know where he went. Deputies spoke with the caller, who stated that Miller's truck was still in the driveway and the vehicle was “unroadable.”

According to the sheriff's office, deputies went to Miller's home to speak with Nelson, but she did not answer the door. Deputies reportedly looked through a window and noticed a “male lying motionless on the ground.” Deputies asked Nelson to leave the home, but Nelson complied after being given multiple commands.

Yavapai County detectives and other crime scene investigators entered the home and found Miller, who reportedly had been dead for “at least a day.” Based on the evidence, investigators determined that Miller “died an unnatural death with injuries indicative of foul play.”

Nelson was arrested and booked into the Yavapai County Jail on a charge of first-degree murder.

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