A California man who served in the Marines has been charged with murder in the October slaying of a 16-year-old girl he met through social media. Codi Slayton, 19, was arrested Thursday in the killing of Josephine Jimenez, whose body was found in a field in Madera County 10 days after she was reported missing by her parents, authorities said. Investigators said the victim had conversations with Slayton before she disappeared, according to news reports. Navy investigators took Slayton into custody in December in an unrelated matter and then contacted Madera County authorities about the Jimenez murder, according to reports. MISSING CALIFORNIA COUPLE FOUND DEAD IN TIJUANA, SON-IN-LAW ARRESTEDSlayton is from Madera County, according to reports.

Source: Fox News January 19, 2020 13:52 UTC