CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. – The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a suspicious death that happened off of the 29000 block of Turbak Drive.
Deputies said they were called to the home for a wellness check just before 5:00 p.m. Friday night. When they arrived they said a man named Justin Carver went outside to greet them, locking the door behind him.
Deputies said a foul odor was coming from the home. And when they entered they saw a body of a woman in her 50s decomposing on the bedroom floor.
After the alarming discovery, deputies said they arrested Carver for failing to report a death to a Medical Examiner and resisting an officer without violence.
Carver is sitting in the Charlotte County Jail without bond. Neighbors who live next door said three people lived in the home.
Layni Carver, her son Justin Carver and another man.
George Doyle lives just two houses down from the home. He said the last time he saw Layni was six days ago.
“Layni was 50 she was laying in that house dead for days. We started smelling it, me and my neighbor, death like something decomposing it was horrible,” George Doyle said. “They always had multiple problems. We’ve had to call a few times for their domestic disturbances. It was all hours of the night.”
Doyle said Justin was “creepy,” and said he had been arrested several times before.
“I’d like to know how he beats up a little girl, gets arrested and he’s back out a couple months later. We had a neighbor who accused him of peeping through the windows she moved from here and that kid creeped her out,” said Doyle.
He also said he frequently saw Justin walking back and forth down the neighborhood at night.
“You get a bad feeling in your stomach when he just looks at you and you know something’s off,” said Doyle.
According to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office arrest page, Justin has been arrested at least six times. One of the charges he faced was willfully abuses a child without causing great bodily harm.
Doyle said, “It’s very sad Layni had a lot of problems but all in all, she’s still a person, and if that boy did something to her.”
Wendy Scott lives just four houses away.
She said, “He (Justin) just got out of jail and she (Layni) just got out from jail not too long ago.”
“It’s sad that she laid in there so long. I know they arrested him for not reporting the dead body but he’s not smart enough to,” said Scott.
“The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office takes incidents of this nature seriously and is committed to ensuring that justice is served. We extend our deepest sympathies to the family and loved ones of the deceased during this difficult time,” states Sheriff Bill Prummell.
The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office said an autopsy is being conducted and this is still a very active investigation.
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