An arrest has been made in the murder and rape of a 21-year-old Gibsonton woman, whose naked body was found behind the Summerfield Shopping Plaza in January.

Jose Enrique Gonzalez, of Tampa, is charged with first-degree felony murder and sexual battery.

On January 18, 2014 at approximately 7:20 a.m., the driver of a sanitation truck for Progressive Waste Solutions discovered Meaghan Casady's body behind the Summerfield Plaza, 11323 Big Bend Road in Riverview.

According to the affidavit, Gonzalez, 48, befriended the victim a few hours earlier in the parking area of CJ’s Saloon and the two left in the suspect’s car.

According to the autopsy, Casady died of homicidal violence including asphyxiation.

Detectives say the suspect’s DNA was found on the victim’s body and underneath her fingernails. His vehicle was also seen on surveillance taken from another business in the plaza where Casady's body was discovered, according to the report.