Investigator

Master Deputy Wolf, he did just a basic internet search. There's a YouTube video of Zachary Hughes.

We're able to learn that he in fact owned a gold Ford truck.

We're able to learn that he in fact owned a gold Ford truck.

And that bike matched the exact description of the bike that we had on the ring cameras of the individual leaving the Canebrake neighborhood.

And that bike matched the exact description of the bike that we had on the ring cameras of the individual leaving the Canebrake neighborhood.

Felt like I just won the lottery. With all that information, we really honed in on Zachary Hughes as our main suspect.

Felt like I just won the lottery. With all that information, we really honed in on Zachary Hughes as our main suspect.

We get a search warrant for Zach Hughes' residence where he's staying. When we all get there, it's almost like Zach was waiting on us. He comes out calm, puts his hands up, and he backs up towards my direction, and I put handcuffs on him. Anybody else in the house? Yes, sir.

We get a search warrant for Zach Hughes' residence where he's staying. When we all get there, it's almost like Zach was waiting on us. He comes out calm, puts his hands up, and he backs up towards my direction, and I put handcuffs on him. Anybody else in the house? Yes, sir.

I set him in the back of Investigator Wolf's car, and he stayed there while we executed the search warrant.

I set him in the back of Investigator Wolf's car, and he stayed there while we executed the search warrant.

The bike had been washed or cleaned before we were able to locate it. It was an absolute pristine condition.

The bike had been washed or cleaned before we were able to locate it. It was an absolute pristine condition.

Why would Zach Hughes go kill somebody for John Mello? And if you do that for your friend, you must either be a really good friend or a really scary person. Do you think I could talk him into doing something like that for free?

Why would Zach Hughes go kill somebody for John Mello? And if you do that for your friend, you must either be a really good friend or a really scary person. Do you think I could talk him into doing something like that for free?

Zach began doing yard work, just odds and ends around the house to help him out.

Zach began doing yard work, just odds and ends around the house to help him out.

The DNA results came back as Zach Hughes' DNA was under the fingernails of Christina Parcell. And so as a result, we were able to get a warrant for his arrest. And he makes the decision to turn himself in.

The DNA results came back as Zach Hughes' DNA was under the fingernails of Christina Parcell. And so as a result, we were able to get a warrant for his arrest. And he makes the decision to turn himself in.

He just sat there. He wasn't rude, but he just had no emotion.