Murder Suspect, 14, Removes Monitor, Tags Cat
From Associated Press
PRINCETON, W.Va. —
A 14-year-old girl under house arrest on charges of murdering her father escaped a relative’s home after cutting an electronic monitoring device off her ankle and gluing it to a cat, authorities said Wednesday.
Police were searching for Kayla Marie LaSala, who faces trial Sept. 7 on charges of stabbing her father to death in February. Sheriff’s Sgt. A. D. Beasley said the motive for the slaying was unclear.
“She’s very, very sharp. She’s cunning,” said sheriff’s Detective C. T. Lowe.
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