The suspect arrested after police found Kentucky mom Savannah Spurlock’s remains is due in court Monday

David Sparks, who was arrested in connection with the discovery of Savannah Spurlock’s remains last week, is expected in court Monday morning for a preliminary hearing.

Spurlock, a 22-year-old mother of four from Kentucky, went missing six months ago after leaving a bar with three men — one of whom was Sparks, authorities said.

She was last seen in the early morning hours of January 5 in Sparks’ residence, according to Kentucky State Police Trooper Robert Purdy. Her remains were found July 10 after reports of a “foul odor” coming from a Garrard County property, CNN affiliate WLEX reported.

Purdy said the property on which the remains were found belonged to Sparks’ family members.

Sparks has been charged with abuse of a corpse and tampering with physical evidence. He has not been charged with killing Spurlock, but police call him a “primary suspect,” according to WLEX.

A not guilty plea was entered on Sparks’ behalf Thursday afternoon, WLEX reported.

He has no prior violent crime convictions, according to the affiliate.

She went out and vanished

On January 4, Spurlock went to a Lexington bar with some friends and was later seen leaving with three men.

She called her mom and told her she’d be home in the next several hours, her family said in a Facebook post, but never returned.

Purdy said authorities are waiting on autopsy results for a cause of death.

Sabrina Speratos, one of Spurlock’s best friends, told CNN she is certain the young woman did not know the three men she left with.

The two knew each other since high school and spoke to each other every day, Speratos said.

“Life before January was nothing but complete. We had each other and we had our families. Ever since then, a part of me has been missing,” Speratos told CNN.