Man arrested, charged with murder after woman found dead near Central Park in Winston-Salem

Winston-Salem police say a 23-year-old man has been arrested for the murder of a 54-year-old woman found dead near Central Park in May 2019.Quashawn Stover was arrested Tuesday. Stover is currently being held in the Forsyth County Law Enforcement Detention Center under no bond allowed.The woman found dead has been identified as Ollie Deneen Richardson, 54, of Winston-Salem. Authorities say they found evidence of gunfire, and it appeared Richardson had been shot.Officials say they found the victim's body on May 10 in a grassy lot in the 400 block of Liberia Street which is near Central Park. The neighborhood is just east of the Old Salem community.Police said they were called to the area at about 9:30 a.m. by someone who found the body while driving through the area.

Winston-Salem police say a 23-year-old man has been arrested for the murder of a 54-year-old woman found dead near Central Park in May 2019.

Quashawn Stover was arrested Tuesday.


Stover is currently being held in the Forsyth County Law Enforcement Detention Center under no bond allowed.

The woman found dead has been identified as Ollie Deneen Richardson, 54, of Winston-Salem. Authorities say they found evidence of gunfire, and it appeared Richardson had been shot.



Officials say they found the victim's body on May 10 in a grassy lot in the 400 block of Liberia Street which is near Central Park.

The neighborhood is just east of the Old Salem community.

Police said they were called to the area at about 9:30 a.m. by someone who found the body while driving through the area.