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Mom’s boyfriend arrested in homicide of 8-year-old lady discovered useless in Merced, authorities say


A person was arrested Saturday within the Bay Space metropolis of Newark on suspicion of murdering an 8-year-old lady whose physique was found at his house in Merced, ending a months-long seek for the suspect, the California legal professional common’s workplace and Merced police introduced.

Dhante Jackson has been charged with homicide within the killing of Sophia Mason, who authorities say was “compelled to dwell in a shed in Jackson’s yard” and suffered “sexual and bodily abuse.”

The lady’s mom, Samantha Johnson, was charged with homicide and youngster abuse in March. Jackson, her 34-year-old boyfriend, was the topic of an arrest warrant and had been on the run for almost six months when authorities discovered him hiding in Newark, the legal professional common’s workplace mentioned.

Sophia was final seen by household in December. She was reported lacking to Hayward police in March, authorities mentioned.

4 others — one dwelling within the Bay Space and three in Newark — have been charged with serving to Jackson evade arrest. Their names weren’t instantly out there.

“The ache of shedding a toddler is unimaginable — particularly when that youngster was a sufferer of abuse. We grieve with Sophia’s household and family members, and acknowledge that she needs to be right here with us now — enjoying, studying, and rising up,” Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta mentioned in a information launch, including that he hopes the arrest “brings some measure of consolation to those that liked this younger lady to know that these accused of her homicide will now must face these allegations.”

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