A community mourns the loss of a child.
The body of 11-year old Jessica Williams of Mississippi County Arkansas was found in a ditch approximately three miles from her home, her dog standing guard nearby.
According to Courier News, when the girl went missing a “be on the lookout” was given out to the area, but it was hours before the child’s body was located.
17-year old Christopher Sowell, who rode to school on the same bus as the murdered girl, has been arrested and has admitted to choking her; he has been charged with first degree murder.
Sowell admits to getting angry with her and grabbing her by the throat until she got “wide-eyed,” after which he threw her off of a bridge.