Murder: Husband Of Missing Virginia Woman Captured Catching Flight To Jamaica, Police Say

Just hours after Shanitia Eure-Lewis went missing from her Virginia church, her husband was found with her passport and credit card in his bag while trying to flee to Jamaica.

Shanitia Eure-Lewis and Adrian Lewis
Photo Credit: *Virginia State Police/Loudoun County Sheriff's Office*

AJ Goldbloom

07/19/2022 5:39 p.m.

Adrian Lewis, 49, of Newport News, was captured at the Washington Dulles International Airport at the departure gate for a flight to Jamaica at around 10:45 a.m., Monday, July 18, according to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Customs and Border Protection officers questioned Lewis about his wife’s disappearance and held him in a detention cell, officials said.

Shanitia Eure-Lewis’ passport and credit cards were found in her husband's baggage.

Newport News Police arrived at the airport to handle the investigation, but Lewis refused to speak to detectives without a lawyer present, authorities reported.

At 4:10 a.m. on Monday, July 19, Lewis was charged with first degree murder in his wife's death.

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