Sex Offender Charged With Girl’s Murder
From Times Wire Reports
A convicted sex offender was formally charged in Inverness with capital murder and other crimes in the abduction and death of a 9-year-old Florida girl.
John Evander Couey, 46, was also charged with burglary, kidnapping and sexual battery on a child under the age of 12, officials said. His arraignment is set for today, officials said.
Authorities said he confessed to kidnapping and killing Jessica Lunsford. The girl’s body was found Saturday, more than three weeks after she was reported missing from her bedroom.
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