Manhunt underway after police find child’s body inside CA home

MERCED, Calif. — A manhunt was beneath means Saturday for a person wished within the demise of a kid whose physique was discovered inside a central California dwelling in the course of 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 relations 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 recognized to remain at totally different areas between Hayward and Southern California.

The lacking individual 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 12 months, the Merced police division stated in an announcement 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 dwelling.

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

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

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