An Elmont man is accused in the strangulation death of a woman found behind a dumpster in South Hempstead on Valentine's Day.

Police say 25-year-old Andrew Avila, of Elmont, has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of Rebecca Carlson.

The 39-year-old Hempstead woman was found lying behind the Advance Auto Parts store on Grand Avenue.

Nassau County police say Avila and Carlson met on a dating website. They say Avila picked the victim up after an argument about a sexual act and strangled her.

Police say Carlon was a mother who developed a drug addiction and used the website to support her habit.