A MAN has been arrested after he allegedly killed a woman as part of a satanic sacrifice.
The victim was found beaten to death and had her fingers, toes, and ears cut off and her body dumped in a bag, authorities say.
Ethan Kyle Myers, 26, has been arrested and charged in the murder of Sarah Hopson, 36.
The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office in Texas responded to a home for a welfare check on November 13.
Deputies discovered Hopson's body wrapped in a carpet in a bedroom upon arrival.
Myers allegedly bashed Hopson's head with a rock before dismembering her.
Authorities said all of her fingers and toes had been removed, as well as her ears, and placed in a freezer bag that was found between her legs,
Myers has been charged with evading arrest and murder, according to the Shelby County Sheriff's Office.
Two others, Allen Price and Teresa Louviere, were also arrested in connection to the murder.
They went to the police requesting the welfare check, according to a probable cause affidavit obtained by KYTX.
The two told police they believed “Ethan Myers had done something to Sarah Hopson.”
Price also reportedly told authorities that Myers had been involved in “cult activity.”
Myers' mother also reportedly told authorities that her son "hears voices and is satanic," the document stated.
She alleged that her son told her Hopson had asked him to sacrifice her.
Myers' mother also told authorities that her son was hiding in the woods to avoid going back to jail.
Police found an array of supplies at the scene, including multiple cans of paint and cleaning supplies.
Parts of the bedroom, including the door, appeared to be recently painted, the affidavit stated.
Price and Louviere were each charged with one count of tampering/fabricating physical evidence with the intent to impair a human corpse, according to jail records.
They are being held on $250,000 bond.
Myers is being held at Shelby County Jail on $1.25 million bond, per Law and Crime.
