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| Jorion White |
Source: Kenner Police Dept/Facebook
The boyfriend of a Louisiana mother whose
missing daughter was found dead in a drainage ditch April 24 has been arrested.
St.
Charles Parish Sheriff Greg Champagne told a news conference today that the 40
years old Daniel Beckley, of Kenner, Louisiana, was the last adult to have the
full care, custody and control of Jorion White, who vanished from home three days earlier after
preparing for bed while her mother went to work a night shift.
Beckley,
who was the boyfriend of White's mother, Michelle White, now faces charges of
second-degree murder and obstruction of justice.
In
an interview with The New Orleans Advocate
published April 28, four days after the body was found, Beckley said that Jorion
White was his child that he did not dump her out there.
According
to the sheriff, the last person known to be seen with Jorion was Beckley.
The
16-year-old, Jorion's decomposed body was spotted by passersby in a swampy,
remote area from the nearest residences and she still wore the pink curlers in
her hair that she had prepared to wear to bed.
Authorities
said they believe she was killed either that night or early the next morning,
with the coroner confirming the cause of death as homicide.
According
to the news, Jorion’s mother’s job was to take care of her daughter for dinner,
help her with homework, and put her to bed while she went to her job at night.
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