A Boulder man has been formally charged with first-degree murder for the death of 19-year-old Zaria Hardee who was found wrapped up on a bike trailer in July.

Jimmy West, 52, is charged with first-degree murder — after deliberation and human trafficking sexual servitude.

He is also charged with four sentence enhancers of being a habitual criminal.

West is currently in custody on a $10 million bond. He is set to next appear in court for his preliminary hearing on Feb. 26.

West appeared in person in court on Friday where he sat behind other inmates in the jury box.

Following his filing of charges, he nodded toward the public as he left the courtroom.

Hardee was found dead on July 14, wrapped in multiple layers of blankets, a tent and a motorcycle cover on a bike trailer near the 800 block of Goss Street in Boulder.

Police said Thursday her body had been badly decomposing when it was found, and she was believed to have been dead for several days.

Maggots and flies were found near Hardee, and she was tied to the bike trailer, according to a police affidavit from the case. Through video surveillance and interviews with witnesses, police determined that Hardee was taken to West’s campsite just north of 1631 17th St. in Boulder — about 500 feet from where she was later found dead.

According to the affidavit, police interviewed her boyfriend at the time of the offense, who admitted “to selling” Hardee to West in trade of drugs.

Police wrote in the affidavit that West admitted the trailer Hardee was found on was his but lied about the last time he’d seen her.

Colorado Bureau of Investigation testing ruled the tape that covered Hardee’s mouth had the same microscopic evidence as tape found in West’s campsite. The lab testing also found that West’s DNA was on the tent that Hardee was found wrapped in.The Boulder County Coroner’s Office later determined that Hardee had been repeatedly struck in the head, and a blow to the head was what killed her.

Probable asphyxia was also listed as part of the cause of death, according to the affidavit.