(Reuters) - A man has been arrested and charged in North Carolina in connection with the disappearance of three-year-old Mariah Woods who went missing from her bedroom five days ago, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and local sheriff said on Saturday. Earl Kimrey, 32, was taken into custody on Friday in Onslow County, North Carolina, and charged with several crimes including concealing a death and obstruction of justice, the FBI and Onslow County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. The girl is believed to be dead due to evidence gathered during the investigation, the statement said. The couple contacted the Onslow County sheriff’s office early the next morning to say the girl had disappeared, officials said. A days-long search ensued with hundreds of police officers, military troops and volunteers searching the rural area around the family’s mobile home in Jacksonville.

Source: Huffington Post December 02, 2017 12:56 UTC