Man Arrested Weeks After Woman Was Found Burned Alive Along Texas Roadside: Reports

Andrew Alexander Cole, 45, was charged with tampering or fabricating physical evidence, according to multiple reports

A man was charged in connection with the death of a Texas woman who was found burned along the side of a road in September, according to multiple reports.

Melissa Davis' body was found burned along a road in Austin, Texas, in the early morning of Sept. 29, according to a statement from the Austin Police Department. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Her death was ruled a homicide.

According to reports from KVUE, CBS Austin and the Austin American-Statesman, which cite court documents, Andrew Alexander Cole, 45, was arrested and charged with tampering or fabricating physical evidence with the intent to impair in connection with the death of Davis.

It's not clear if Cole has entered a plea or retained an attorney.

Police investigating the scene found a kitchen knife and a fire accelerant near her body, according to a report from KVUE, citing a police affidavit.

Medical examiners did not find any trauma to Davis’ body, but they believe she was burned alive, KXAN reports, according to a search warrant.

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The report from CBS Austin states that police believe Cole moved Davis’ body from a hotel and lit it on fire on the side of a road, according to the affidavit, which said Davis and Cole were spotted on surveillance video walking into a hotel room together.

Davis’ cause of death has not yet been determined, according to the reports.

Davis received a bachelor's degree in anthropology from the University of North Texas and a master's in international sustainable tourism, according to her online obituary.

Her friend Ellie Simmons told KVUE that Davis loved to paint and wanted to show it off around the world.

“And we actually had dreams together with one of our other friends to start a hostel in Costa Rica and we would have an art station,” Simmons told the TV station.

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