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Henry Dinkins has been charged with the death of Breasia Terrell.
Dinkins is charged with first-degree murder and kidnapping. Scott County Attorney Mike Walton said Dinkins kidnapped the 10-year-old girl and shot her to death.
Walton said Dinkins is the only person who will be charged at this time.
Walton, Chief Paul Sikorski and Davenport Capt. Brent Biggs held a press conference at 9 a.m. today in the Davenport Police Department community room to provide an update the case.
Breasia s remains were discovered on March 22 near DeWitt and the identity was confirmed on March 31.
Tee LeShoure, founder of Tee It Up Movements, speaks before a crowd of about 70 people during a candlelight vigil for Breasia Terrell held Friday at Davenport Harbor at Concord Street and Miller Avenue along the Mississippi River in Davenport.
By Chris Turner, Trent Rice
Mar 31, 2021
The 10-year-old girl went missing in Davenport last July. This news is heartbreaking, said Davenport Police Chief Paul Sikorski. To both Breasia s family and the Davenport community. Our deepest sympathies and heartfelt prayers are with all of those affected by this tragic loss.
Sikorski says the case is now officially a homicide investigation. We ve been conducting this investigation over the last nine months as if it was, he said.
Terrell s body was found last week by people fishing in a pond near DeWitt, in Clinton County.
Sikorski says no charges have been filed yet in her disappearance or death.