A Georgia police officer has been fired and arrested in connection with the concealing of the death of missing 16-year-old girl Susana Morales, whose stays have been discovered final week.
Susana, of Norcross, was final seen July 26.
Susana had texted her mother at 9:40 on the evening she went missing, saying she was on her approach house, Gwinnett County police stated. Her cellphone information and video confirmed her strolling within the course of her house, however detectives stated they consider she might have gotten right into a car.
The cellphone information indicated that her final identified location was Oak Loch Hint till the telephone died or was turned off, authorities stated.
Her stays have been discovered Feb. 6.
Gwinnett County police stated a passerby reported seeing what they believed have been human stays within the woods close to Freeway 316 between Downing Creek and the Barrow County line. The stays have been later recognized as these of Susana, authorities stated.
Days after the invention, police introduced the arrest of Miles Bryant, 22, a police officer within the Atlanta suburb of Doraville.
He was charged with concealing the death of one other and falsely reporting a criminal offense in connection with Susana’s death, police stated in a information launch Monday.
Authorities have not shared particulars about Susana’s death, which stays below investigation.
Nevertheless, it isn’t believed there was “any connection between Susana and Miles,” a Gwinnett County police spokesperson stated.
Doraville police fired Bryant on Monday after metropolis officers have been made conscious of the costs in Gwinnett County, a metropolis spokesperson stated. He had been employed by the police division since Could 2021.
“The town of Doraville and its police division are totally cooperating with the Gwinnett Police Division in its investigation of Mr. Bryant. Our prayers relaxation with the household and pals of Susana Morales and everybody else affected by this tragedy,” stated a press release from town.
Bryant is being held on the Gwinnett Detention Heart with out bond.
