The body of an 8-year-old girl who was abducted Friday night from a Walmart in Jacksonville, Florida, was discovered Saturday morning, police said.
“This is a transition from an abduction investigation to a murder investigation,” Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office spokesman Shannon Hartley told reporters. “Obviously, we have the unfortunate answer that we didn’t want to have.”
Donald James Smith, 56, faces kidnapping and murder charges. He was listed as being held without bond Saturday night.
Smith is a registered sex offender who was released from custody on May 31, according to Michael Williams, director of the sheriff’s investigations department. Authorities from the sheriff’s office had just made contact with him to verify his address on Friday morning, Williams said.
He was released at the end of MAY????? Also note that like all “Gun Death” stories, because this is a serial and there is a substantial backlog so this isn’t a current story! Didn’t take the bastard long did it?
AND WE LET HIM FREE!!!!! They talk about gun registries…we also have sex offender registries. Doesn’t do SHIT to keep us safer. Putting these fiends in the ground would be a good start, tho!
h/t Wallphone
