Murder and kidnapping charges have been filed against a man previously named a person of interest in the killing of 10-year-old Breasia Terrell.
Henry Earl Dinkins was charged with first-degree murder in Terrell s death, Scott County Attorney Michael Walton said at a news conference Wednesday morning.
Terrell was last seen July 10 after spending the night with her half-brother at the Davenport apartment of his father, Dinkins. Human remains found March 22 in a wooded area north of DeWitt were confirmed to be Terrell s on March 31.
At a Wednesday news conference, Walton said Dinkins shot Terrell on July 10. Dinkins was also charged with first-degree kidnapping, Walton said.