Authorities capture California man accused of killing child whose body was found at his home six months ago
Authorities on Saturday arrested a California man accused of killing an 8-year-old girl whose body was found in his home six months ago.
Authorities on Saturday arrested a California man accused of killing an 8-year-old girl whose body was found in his home six months ago.
After a monthslong search and an investigation involving the Justice Department's Special Operations Unit, police arrested Dhante Jackson in Newark, California, in connection with the murder of Sophia Mason. The girl's body was found in Jackson's Central Valley home in March a few days after her relatives reported her missing, state attorney general's office said in a statement.
The relatives told police they had not had contact with the girl since December, according to The Associated Press.
Sophia Mason.Hayward Police Department via APThat report led local police to arrest Sophia's mother, Samantha Johnson, on a warrant stemming from a child abuse case the previous year, the AP reported.
Johnson shared with investigators details of the abuse she said her daughter faced from Jackson, which included "being forced to live in a shed in Jackson’s yard and suffering sexual and physical abuse," the news release said.
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