Stephen Michael Duxbury, 33, has been arrested on first-degree murder charges in the death of a woman who lived at the building in Orlando where he was employed as a security guard
The man hired to protect a 27-year-old woman allegedly killed her instead, say police.
Stephen Michael Duxbury, 33, was arrested on Friday in the murder of Sasha Samsudean, who lived in an Orlando, Florida apartment complex where Duxbury was the only security guard.
Cops say that Duxbury broke into Samsudean's apartment on October 17, shortly after she arrived home after a night out with friends.
Her body was found the next day by police, who performed a welfare check when her worried friends couldn't reach her.
She was reportedly curled up in a blanket on her bed, strangled to death, with her blouse ripped and a condom wrapper nearby, according to the Orlando Sentinel.
Her pants, underwear, and purse were missing.
Police also believe she was sexually attacked.
'As a security guard, he used his access to prey on someone who was very vulnerable,' Orlando Police Chief John Mina said Friday during a news conference.
Cops began to hone in on Duxbury after they found his fingerprint on the victim's toilet seat - which had been left open despite her living alone, according to reports.
Scroll down for video
Sasha Samsudean (left) was last seen returning home in the early hours of Saturday morning after an evening out with friends. Surveillance footage showed the 27-year-old looking happy and relaxed as she arrived back at 1.45am (right)
Duxbury (pictured) was arraigned in court on Saturday, the judge found probable cause for his first-degree murder and other charges and he was denied bail
Footprints on the floor reportedly matched shoes found in his Port Orange home.
Police also said they found a condom wrapper near her body. It's unclear what kind of sexual attack allegedly happened.
Duxbury had only been employed by the Uptown Place apartment complex through Vital Security and Investigations for five months and worked there four days a week.
There was reportedly no indication that the two had any kind of relationship other than one of resident and security guard.
RELATED ARTICLES
Pictured: The woman who 'helped her boyfriend murder his... 
Police release CCTV images of woman, smiling as she returns...
Share this article
ShareHe reportedly had no prior criminal history, at least in Florida.
The 27-year-old was seen on surveillance video walking about the Uptown Place apartment complex around 1:45am.
Surveillance footage also showed Duxbury with her, but the married security guard reportedly told cops he was merely helping her find her keys.
He had denied ever entering her apartment, according to the New York Daily News.
In the footage, the woman kept bumping into walls, apparently intoxicated, according to police documents.
Duxbury was also seen on CCTV bringing two trash bags outside around 6:30am.
Police said that when the security guard was arrested, he had bite marks and fresh injuries on his forearms.
He’s being held at the Volusia County Branch Jail on charges of first-degree murder, sexual battery, and burglary of an occupied dwelling. On Saturday, he was denied bail.
Police later found Samsudean dead in her third floor apartment at Uptown Place in Orlando (left)
ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7pa3IpbCmmZmhe6S7ja6iaKaVrMBwrdGtoJyklWKAc4WXa25sZ4OasLa%2ByK2wZp%2Bllr%2BlecCrqZ6rpJqxbr%2FTq5inn6WhrrW1zqdkpq2imbKzeZFwZLKdkad6sLjDZq6opZGjeq211Z6bZpqlnrmltc2gZKGhopqxbrzRqKuem6RjtbW5yw%3D%3D