Man Arrested : Connected With Girl Who Died After Morgan NIck Amber Alert
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
A man who police say admitted having sex with
a girl who was reported missing two days before she died in a house
fire has been arrested on charges of sexual indecency with a child.
Authorities continued to investigate the cause of Wednesday`s
blaze that killed 14-year-old Julia Elizabeth Stern.
Jefferson County Sheriff Boe Fontaine says the fire could have
been accidental.
Sheridan police yesterday arrested 40-year-old Roger D- Reed.
Police say Reed told investigators he had sex with the girl at a
Sheridan hotel Monday night.
Julia, a White Hall High School student, was reported missing
about 10:30 p.m. Monday and state police issued a Morgan Nick Alert
the next day. The girl was found about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.
