A Clawson woman has been charged in connection with the death investigation of 17-year-old London Thomas.

Charla Rashida Pendergrass, 48, is charged with lying to police officers during an investigation.

Thomas's body was found in Southfield on April 25. Neighbors living in the area of Millard Street near Berg Road say the teen's body was found inside an SUV parked in the driveway of a home. 

Wayne County prosecutors allege that Pendergrass lied to FBI agents while they conducted a criminal investigation into Thomas's death. 

Pendergrass was arrested Friday by Michigan State Police. The 48-year-old and another individual had been in custody until Friday morning before they were released without being charged. Pendergrass was then arrested again later in the day and charged. 

Pendergrass is charged with lying to a peace officer in a violent crime investigation, a four-year felony. 

"This is not a victory for anyone," said attorney Terry Johnson, who represents Pendergrass. "We've got a 17-year-old child that's dead, and there hasn't been a person that's been brought to justice at this point, so again, this is not a victory lap. There's a lot of work to do, and I wish the investigators focus in the right areas as opposed to my clients."

Thomas was last seen around midnight on April 5 after she was dropped off at an Inkster residence on the 27000 block of Carlysle Street near Inkster Road. 

On April 18, Detroit police and federal investigators searched a home in Inkster in connection with her disappearance. Officials there did not provide details on whose house it was, but family members said that the teen's boyfriend lived in the home.

Thomas's boyfriend was charged with a felony on May 4 in a case unrelated to her death. He was charged in Oakland County court with filing a false police report. 

Thomas was reported missing on April 8. Her family and friends organized at least two searches in Westland on April 12 and 17. 

Pendergrass was arraigned Friday and issued a $50,000 bond with a GPS tether. She was ordered to have no contact with any witnesses in the investigation. Pendergrass has to surrender her passport and cannot leave Michigan without permission.   

She is back in court for a probable cause conference on May 7.