A Florida man currently being held on child pornography charges has now been charged with the murder of 7-year-old Somer Thompson. Jarred Mitchell Harrell, 24, faces multiple charges including premeditated murder, sexual battery of a child under 12, and lewd and lascivious battery. The little girl went missing from a Jacksonville suburb in October of 2009 while walking home from school. Her body was later recovered from a Georgia landfill. Press reports said at the time of her disappearance, Harrell was living with his parents in a house that was on Somer's route to and from school. In addition it was reported that DNA evidence also linked him to the crime.
Jarred Mitchell Harrell was arrested in Meridian, Mississippi on a Florida warrant on more than 50 charges related to the sexual assault of another girl which he allegedly videotaped. He has entered a not guilty plea to the charges.
Sources:
Charles Montaldo. Pornographer Arrested in Somer Thompson Case. March 28th, 2010.
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