Three people are under arrest after an 18-year-old girl’s body was found dumped on the side of the road last month in Mississippi, as reported by WLBT.
Jackson Police Department Deputy Chief Deric Hearn held a press briefing on Friday, announcing the arrests and gruesome details of the crime.
The suspects were identified as 34-year-old Dewitt Anderson, 37-year-old Cedric Banks, and 19-year-old Kaymia Blackmon.
Hearn said that on February 15, police responded to reports of a girl’s body found near Clay Street, north of downtown, who had been shot multiple times.
On March 24, detectives were then notified by the coroner’s office that the girl was identified as 18-year-old Amya Carey.
Hearn said a family member of Amya’s told detectives that on February 15, she was picking up a friend Kaymia Blackmon, who was with her boyfriend, Dewitt Anderson.
The group went to several locations that night, according to Hearn.
Anderson’s brother, Cedric Banks, also joined the group, according to police, at some point that evening, and all tried to have sex with Amya.
Hearn said Amya refused and got into a fight with Blackmon. Anderson then picked up a gun and shot Amya.
The group placed Amya inside a car while she was severely wounded, and while they drove, one of them raped her, according to police.
Amya was then shot two times by Banks, and her body was dumped where police later found it. Hearn said detectives do not know if the teenager was dead or alive when she was assaulted in the vehicle.
On Wednesday, Blackmon and Anderson were contacted by detectives and summoned to police headquarters. During their interview, Hearn said the two described the events of that February evening.
Authorities said all three suspects, in this case, have been denied bond.
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