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Suspect arrested in toddler Tyler Dasher death

Suspect arrested in toddler Tyler Dasher death
Tyler Dasher CBS/KMOX

(CBS/KMOX/AP) AFFTON, Mo. - A person has been taken into custody in connection with the death of 1-year-old Tyler Dasher, whose body was found near a St. Louis County cemetery.

Police say in a news release that the person was taken into custody early Wednesday.

According to CBS affiliate KMOX, the person has not been booked into jail and police say no further information will be released until the prosecuting attorney reviews the investigation.

Tyler was reported missing from his home in Affton, about 10 miles southwest of St. Louis, around 11 a.m. Tuesday. His mother, Shelby Dasher, told police she overslept that morning and discovered him gone from his crib when she awoke.

Tyler's body was discovered Tuesday afternoon near a cemetery, about a mile from home.

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