No charges set in dry ice case

A man who police say kept a woman packed in ice at the Fairmont Newport Beach hotel probably won’t be charged on any counts involving her death, prosecutors said Tuesday.

Stephen Royds kept the body of former Huntington Beach resident and his girlfriend Monique Felicia Trepp packed in dry ice in a 2-by-3-foot green plastic bin in the hotel room for about a year, police said. She was 33 when she died.

A recent autopsy report showed Trepp died from an overdose of cocaine and alcohol, according to the Orange County coroner’s office. As a result, prosecutors will only pursue the initial felony narcotics charges originally filed unless new evidence surfaces, said Farrah Emami, a spokeswoman for the Orange County District Attorney’s office. He has not been charged with failing to report a dead body, a misdemeanor, prosecutors said.

Royds was living in the hotel room for about two years and discovered Trepp’s body in his room more than a year ago, according to search warrants.

He did not report the body to police because he had an outstanding warrant for his arrest, according to search warrants. Trepp’s body was found when Royds was arrested March 6 on suspicion of selling drugs. Police also found photographs of blond women, an electric saw and papers on body decomposition, according to search warrants.

DANIEL TEDFORD may be reached at (714) 966-4632 or at daniel.tedford@latimes.com.