A man already facing attempted murder and a host of other charges has been accused in the stabbing death of an Alexandria woman whose body was found in a Pineville street, one of four bodies recovered Wednesday in the parish.

Matthew Sonnier, 29, was charged with second-degree murder, aggravated flight from an officer and resisting an officer just after midnight on Thursday.

A release states that investigators believe Sonnier stabbed Latisha White, 42, "several times inside of his vehicle near the initial crime scene and then threw the victim out of the vehicle."

A call was received at 3:23 a.m. by the department about a woman's body lying in Melrose Street at its intersection with the Expressway Service Road. They identified White Wednesday afternoon, saying she had suffered multiple stab wounds.

An autopsy will be done to determine her exact cause of death, however.

After receiving information that Sonnier was in Alexandria, he was found in the Levin and Monroe streets area. They contacted the Alexandria Police Department for help, and Sonnier led the officers on a short chase before his arrest.

Sonnier was booked into the Rapides Parish Detention Center, where he remains without bond. In addition to the Pineville charges, he already faced two counts of attempted second-degree murder, two counts of firearm possession by a felon, aggravated burglary, possession of a stolen firearm, flight from an officer, resisting arrest by silence, illegal use of a weapon and two counts of parole violation.

He also is wanted by another jurisdiction on a Louisiana fugitive warrant, according to Rapides jail records.

Sonnier's arrest is the first public development after the bodies were found Wednesday. The total hit four after a landlord found a tenant's body inside a Gordon Street home in Alexandria during the afternoon.

The Alexandria Police Department said the unidentified body showed no outward signs of homicide, but an autopsy will be performed.

Hours after White's body was found, around 6:30 a.m., the Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office received a call about a fire in a ditch on Old Boyce Road in the Boyce area. When deputies arrived, two bodies were found in the fire.

Neither of those victims has been identified yet.

Sheriff's officials are asking for help from the public. Lt. Stephen Phillips said if someone is concerned because they haven't seen or spoken to a family member in a few days, they should call the sheriff's office to speak with an investigator.

People can call 318-473-6727 during business hours or 318-473-6700 at any time.

Phillips said that, at this time, the Pineville and Boyce cases do not appear to be connected.

Autopsies on the two bodies were conducted Thursday in Lafayette.

The bodies were found in the ditch along an isolated stretch of road between Henry's Auto Salvage Yard and FMT Aggregate in the 5800 block of Old Boyce Road.

There was no update on this case as of Thursday afternoon.