NIKISKI -- A Kenai man has been charged with murder after a body was found in a vehicle in Nikiski, according to Alaska State Troopers.

Troopers say the body of a yet-unidentified person was discovered just before 1 p.m. Sunday at Mile 16.5 of the Kenai Spur Highway.

Franklin Bessette, 52, was booked at the Wildwood Pretrial Facility without bail on charges of murder and tampering with evidence.

The body of the victim was sent to the state medical examiner's office for an autopsy and to be identified.

Troopers spokeswoman Megan Peters said investigators were not releasing any further details of the case.