A soldier in Army basic training at Fort Leonard Wood has been arrested and charged with the murder of a Fayetteville woman whose body was discovered in a rural Robeson County pond nearly eight months after she went missing.
Tyrique Zavier Leroy Williams, 26, was taken into custody this week in Waynesville, Missouri by U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division agents. He now faces charges of first-degree murder and concealment of death in connection with the disappearance and death of Annie Lock, a 27-year-old Fayetteville woman last seen on August 17, 2024.
Lock was reported missing in October—two months after her family last spoke to her. According to her mother, Annie had revealed she was pregnant and living with her boyfriend, Williams, at the time. After that conversation, all communication from Annie stopped. When law enforcement conducted a welfare check, Williams claimed she wasn’t home. He also told her family he’d file a missing person report — but later admitted he never did.
Just days after being confronted about the lack of a report, Williams married another woman.
On April 13, 2025, human remains were recovered from a pond off NC Highway 72 West near Buie Philadelphus Road, between Pembroke and Red Springs. The North Carolina Medical Examiner’s Office positively identified the remains as Annie Lock earlier this week.
Williams was tracked down to Fort Leonard Wood, where he had recently enlisted in the Army and was undergoing basic training. Authorities credit a coordinated investigation involving the Fayetteville Police Department, Robeson County Sheriff’s Office, U.S. Army CID at Fort Bragg and Fort Leonard Wood, and the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office for locating and arresting Williams in Missouri.
The Fayetteville Police Department has confirmed that the investigation into Lock’s death is still active. Detectives are working closely with Robeson County investigators to determine how she died and what exactly led up to her murder.
Annie Lock’s sister, Tanya, described her as “creative, outgoing, giving, and well spoken.” The family has established a GoFundMe page in her memory to help with expenses and honor her legacy.
If you have any information that may help investigators, contact Detective Bergamine with the Fayetteville Police Department at 910-705-2093, the Fayetteville/Cumberland County Crimestoppers at 910-483-TIPS (8477), or the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office at 910-671-3170.
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