The stepmother of a missing Colorado boy arrested on suspicion of murder

On Monday, the authorities reported that in Colorado, the stepmother of a missing 11-year-old boy Gannon Stauch was arrested on suspicion of murder in the first degree.

Leticia of Stauch was taken into custody on Monday in Myrtle beach, South Carolina and will be extradited to Colorado for arraignment in murder of stepson Gannon Stauch, told reporters during a press conference the Sheriff of the County of El Paso bill elder. Reported by the New York Post.

In addition to first-degree murder of Stauch will be charged with mistreatment of children resulting in death, and of falsification of the corpse and tampering with evidence.

The Sheriff said the boy’s body has not been found, but information was received that should narrow down the search continued.

«We will not stop, and the investigation has just begun», — he told reporters.

Gannon was last seen when he left their home in Colorado springs on January 27. His stepmother told authorities that he went to visit a friend. Originally considered a variant of the escape of the boy from the home, but investigators later began to suspect that we are talking about the disappearance of a person.

The biological mother of a boy, Landen Hiatt, said that «was surprised by the amount of love» shown during the search for Gannon, and called on the media to justice, and privacy.

«I never thought I’d be standing here, — she told reporters through tears. — It’s a nightmare».

In a statement read to journalists, the boy’s father, al Stauch, said that his «little boy not coming home», adding that they no longer play Nintendo and will not enjoy Taco Tuesdays.

The boy’s father went out of town for training in the National guard, when his son disappeared.

«How can I expose to condemn God for what he called his Gannon? said al Stauch in a written statement read by the representative of the Sheriff’s office. — Gannon believed in God, and I will never stop believing.»

Press Secretary of the office of the Sheriff of the County of El Paso refused to comment on the message that home monitoring neighbor recorded Letizia of Stauch and her stepson are leaving in a red truck, and its return in a few hours already without the boy.

These images show that Lutetia of Stauch was untruthful with the police, said her neighbors edition of the Denver Post.

«I mean that it is not in its history, said in an interview with KOAA 49-year-old neighbor Roderrick Drayton. She came back at 2:19 without him».

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