Arrested for sex ad in Va., now charged with murder in Ala.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- A man arrested in the spring in Virginia for allegedly posting a sex ad has now been charged with a murder in Alabama, reports CBS affiliate WGCL.

According to police, Asia Tiffany Le, 27, was arrested in South Carolina and extradited back to Huntsville, Ala.

Police say the murder victim, Dewey Edmonson, 56 from Albertville, was found unresponsive after he was assaulted at a Sleep Inn on Aug. 19, reports the station.

Edmonson was taken to the hospital where he later died, says the station.

WGCL reports that the murder suspect, Le, was also arrested in Henrico, Va. back in April after police found a post in an online forum allegedly advertising sexual services in exchange for money.

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