Instagram influencer, Magnificence Sofa, is discovered lifeless in Georgia close to a burning automobile, Eugene Louis-Jocques arrested days later in Louisiana

The boyfriend of a famed Instagram influencer, Magnificence Sofa, has been arrested and charged with homicide after her physique was discovered final week close to a burned automobile in Georgia.

Eugene Louis-Jocques, 21, of Naples, Florida has been charged with homicide, arson and aggravated assault.

He was apprehended in Louisiana by the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Proactive Enforcement Unit and is now awaiting extradition to Georgia.

‘Let the message be that we don’t take kindly to individuals who assume they will commit a criminal offense elsewhere and attempt to cover in St. Tammany Parish,’ mentioned Sheriff Randy Smith. 

‘We have been joyful to assist our counterparts in Georgia by finding this suspect and taking him into custody so he might face justice and Miss Sofa’s household can start to obtain closure throughout this tough time.’ 

Instagram influencer Magnificence Sofa’s physique was found on August 23 close to a burning automobile in Georgia. Hey boyfriend has now been arrested for her homicide

Sofa’s physique was discovered Wednesday afternoon close to a burned out automobile

In accordance with the sheriff’s workplace, Louis-Jocques was Sofa’s boyfriend. 

Officers haven’t revealed a motive for the homicide.

Sofa, 22, was an Austell-based Instagram influencer recognized primarily for her roller-skating and dance movies. 

The school pupil had roughly 150,000 followers on the photo-sharing app and lately launched her personal roller-skating lessons. 

‘She was a candy woman. She by no means bothered no one. She by no means bothered no one. She was a buddy to everyone,’ Her mom, Kimberly Sofa mentioned.

Sofa used her profile to share movies of her dancing on roller-skates and lately began giving her personal lessons

‘A candy woman’: Sofa’s mom mentioned ‘she was a buddy to everyone’

A part of the scene from the place Sofa’s burned out automobile was present in Austell, Georgia

The roller-skater’s physique was discovered close to a car engulfed in flames on the afternoon of August 23.

In an preliminary assertion, the Cobb County Police Division famous: ‘Based mostly on the preliminary scene investigation, foul play is suspected, and anybody with data relating to this incident is requested to contact the Cobb County Police.’

The hearth division first discovered from Sofa’s household the automobile they discovered had been pushed by the influencer, who had not been seen because the earlier morning. 

The police then returned to the realm the place the car was discovered and found Sofa’s physique within the wooden line, based on the discharge.