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Mother’s boyfriend arrested in killing of California girl, 8

This undated file photo provided by Merced Police Department shows suspect Samantha Johnson, of Hayward, Calif. Police have arrested a suspect in the death of an 8-year-old girl whose body was found last March inside a central California home after the child was reported missing, authorities said. After a months-long manhunt, Dhante Jackson, not seen, was taken into custody Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, in the San Francisco Bay Area city of Newark on suspicion of killing Sophia Mason, the California attorney general's office said. (Hayward Police Department via AP, File) This undated photo provided by the Merced Police Department shows suspect Dhante Jackson, of Merced, Calif. Police have arrested Jackson, a suspect in the death of an 8-year-old girl whose body was found last March inside a central California home after the child was reported missing, authorities said. After a months-long manhunt, Dhante Jackson was taken into custody Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, in the San Francisco Bay Area city of Newark on suspicion of killing Sophia Mason, the California attorney general's office said.(Courtesy of Merced Police Department via AP)
Mother’s boyfriend arrested in killing of California girl, 8