Roommate charged in death of college student found in off-campus apartment

A 20-year-old man who was roommates with the North Carolina college student found dead in her apartment has been busted in her death, authorities said.

Eric Gael Hernandez-Mendez, 20, has been arrested on murder charges in the death of 20-year-old Wake Tech student Christina Maria Matos in Raleigh, news station WRAL reported. Matos was last seen celebrating her 20th birthday on Friday with friends, the outlet reported.