Hip Hop Artist From Triangle Found Dead In Trunk In Florida

TRIANGLE, VA — The body of an aspiring hip hop artist from Triangle was found in the trunk of a car after a crash on a highway in Miami. Florida Highway Patrol officers discovered the body of 25-year-old Brian Trotter after being called to the site of the crash.

The driver, 25-year-old Robert Deupree Avery Coltrain, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder and illegal transport of human remains, according to Miami-Dade police. An autopsy showed Trotter was fatally shot multiple times, NBC6 reported Monday.

Trotter was last seen on Oct. 17 leaving his home in Triangle, along with Coltrain.

Florida Highway Patrol troopers responded to the crash on the Palmetto Expressway in Miami around 4 p.m. Sunday.

Troopers immediately smelled a foul odor coming from the rear of Coltrain's Acura. The troopers watched as Coltrain removed some belongings, including a Glock gun case containing a firearm from the car, the police report said.

State troopers continued to smell the odor coming from the car, which led them to open the trunk, according to NBC6. "As a result of the continuous foul odor and insect presence, FHP troopers opened the trunk of the vehicle and discovered a body," the report said.

Coltrain was arrested and is being held in the Miami-Dade jail, where he was being held without bond, NBC6 reported.