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A 20-year-old service member was found dead Aug. 1 in her dormitory at Offutt Air Force Base, the Air Force reported Tuesday.

Another airman who had been sought for questioning in connection with the woman’s death was arrested last week in Virginia on suspicion of desertion, the Air Force said. He is now being held at Offutt.

An autopsy on Airman 1st Class Rhianda Dillard did not determine the cause of her death, said Andrew Nystrom, a spokesman for Offutt. Toxicology tests also were done, and those results are expected to take several weeks.

“Airman Dillard was a valued member … and we send our deepest condolences to her family and friends,” Nystrom said.

Services for Dillard were held Friday at Priest Creek Missionary Baptist Church in her hometown of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, according to the church’s Facebook page.

A 20-year-old airman 1st class wanted in connection with the case was picked up Aug. 11 in Emporia, Virginia, by agents of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations. He is being held at Offutt.

According to an OSI bulletin, the airman had last been seen July 29 — the Friday before Dillard’s body was found on a Monday.