I-25 Body Homicide: Arrest In Shelby Weatherly Case, Says Douglas Co. Sheriff's Dept.

CASTLE ROCK, CO -- The Douglas Co. Sheriff's Office announced an arrest in the homicide case involving the woman's body who was found on the roadside on I-25 the morning of Sept. 30. Mihail Petrov, 30, was arrested in Denver in connection with the death of Shelby Weatherly, 24. Petrov was taken into custody around noon Oct. 13. He has been booked into the Douglas County Detentions Center and is being held on a $500,000 bond.

Petrov was charged with two felonies: accessory to a first-degree murder and tampering with physical evidence and misdemeanor charges of concealing a death.

“We take crimes like these very seriously and investigate with utmost urgency,” Douglas Co. Sheriff Spurlock said in a press release. “We will continue to work very hard on this case until we get justice for Shelby and her family.”

The Denver Post reported Weatherly attended a court date for a Sept. 9 felony drug charge two days before her body was found.

Anyone who has any information about Mihail Petrov or can provide any information that will help with this investigation, please call the DCSO Tipline at (303)660-7579. Denver Metro Crime Stoppers is offering a $2000 reward. Tips can be reported to Crime Stoppers anonymously by calling 720-913-STOP.

This is an active investigation and the arrest affidavit has been sealed.

No further information will be released to the media by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office at this time.

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