Man needed after little one’s physique present in California house

MERCED, Calif. (AP) – A manhunt was below means Saturday for a person needed within the dying of a kid whose physique was discovered inside a central California house through the seek for a lacking 8-year-old lady.

The physique was found at a house in Merced on Friday, a number of days after kinfolk of Sophia Mason instructed police within the San Francisco Bay Space metropolis of Hayward that they’d not had contact with the lady since December, and that she was identified to remain at completely different areas between Hayward and Southern California.

The lacking particular person report led Hayward police to arrest the lady’s mom, Samantha Johnson, 30, on a warrant stemming from a case of kid abuse in Alameda County final yr, the Merced police division stated in a press release Saturday.

Her statements led police to serve a search warrant on the home in Merced, the place her 34-year-old boyfriend Dhante Jackson resides, the assertion stated.

Investigators stated they imagine Jackson went on the run after information unfold in regards to the search of his house.

Merced police stated investigators have been working to determine the physique. They didn’t launch the reason for dying.

Johnson was being held for investigation of homicide. She can be transferred to the Merced County Jail to face expenses, police stated.

A warrant was issued for Jackson’s arrest. Police stated he’s identified to frequent the Bay Space.

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