Calif. Sunday school teacher booked in child death (AP)
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AP - A Sunday school teacher was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping and killing 8-year-old Sandra Cantu, whose body was found in a suitcase in an irrigation pond.
Melissa Huckaby, 28, was arrested at 11:55 p.m. Friday, about five hours after she drove herself to the local police station at the request of officers, said police Sgt. Tony Sheneman. "She gave enough information to us during the course of the interview that probable cause was there to arrest her," said Sheneman. No other arrests were made. Police did not say how Sandra died or give a possible motive. Sheneman wouldn't go into specifics but told The Associated Press that interviews with Huckaby in The Tracy Press had revealed inconsistencies that prompted further inquiries from investigators. Huckaby's family had been questioned at length during the investigation, and their home and vehicles had been searched, Sheneman said. Huckaby was being held without bail at the San Joaquin County Jail, with arraignment set for Tuesday, according to the county sheriff's Web site. Sandra disappeared on March 27 and hundreds of volunteers and law enforcement officials turned out to search for her. Pictures of the girl with dark brown eyes and light brown hair were posted all over Tracy, a city of 78,000 people about 60 miles east of San Francisco. Police said they received 1,500 tips. On April 6, farmworkers draining an irrigation pond found the suitcase. Sheneman confirmed early Saturday that the suitcase belonged to Huckaby. More... |
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