Somer Thompson Murder Update: Plea deal expected Friday, says report
(CBS/AP/WTEV) GREEN COVE SPRINGS, Fla. - The man accused of killing 7-year-old Florida girl Somer Thompson and dumping her body in a Georgia landfill in 2009 is expected to plead guilty to all charges, reports CBS affiliate WTEV.
Jared Harrell, 26, is scheduled to appear in court Friday. He is accused of killing Somer, who vanished while walking home from school. Authorities say that Harrell's mother lived on the street where she walked.
Thompson's body was found two days after her disappearance in a landfill about 55 miles north of her Orange Park, Fla. home, according to CNN.
Harrell was arrested four months later in Mississippi on unrelated child pornography charges. Two months later, he was charged with murder and sexual battery in connection with Thompson's death.