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Bethany Evans, 23, was found shot to death Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017. Patrick Dorsett, 26, is charged with capital murder.

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A young woman was found murdered Saturday afternoon, and a man in now jailed in her slaying.

Blount County District Attorney Pamela L. Casey and Blount County Sheriff Loyd Arrington Saturday night announced the arrest of Patrick Dorsett, 26. He is charged in the killing of 23-year-old nurse Bethany Brooke Evans.

Evans, the daughter of a Samford University police officer, was found shot multiple times at Dorsett's home off of Tuscaloosa Pike in Cleveland. Casey said the discovery was made shortly after noon.

Evans lived in Mt. Olive and worked as a nurse at a Birmingham area hospital. The relationship between the two has not yet been confirmed.

Few details are being released at this time because of the ongoing investigation. Dorsett, who served in the U.S. Air Force, is charged with capital murder. He is being held without bond in the Blount County Correctional Facility.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.