Man Arrested In Somer Thompson Murder Case

March 27th, 2010 - 6:18 pm ICT by GD  

By Madhuri Dey

somerOrange Park, Florida, Mar 27, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Florida Police Department has finally been able to give some insight into the matter of the mysterious death of Somer Thompson, who went missing while walking back home, five months back on Oct 19. Since then, there have been no trace of the seven year old girl, and days later, her body was found in a landfill in Georgia, thanks to her legs that were sticking out of the landfill. However, recently, the Police Department of Florida has arrested and put behind bars Jarred Mitchell Harrell for the charges of killing Somer Thompson. Jarred Mitchell Harrell has also been accused of child pornography.

According to the reports of the authorities in the Florida Police Department, Jarred Mitchell Harrell is a former restaurant worker, but is currently unemployed. He has been slapped with the charges of sexual torture, murder and also some other counts, all related to the murder of Some Thompson. Initially, Jarred Mitchell Harrell had been arrested as a person of interest in the case of Somer Thompson’s murder. However, on Friday, the police locked him up on the charges of murder.

Neither the police nor the parents of Somer Thompson have revealed any details of the case. However, the police have reported a reconstructed account of what might have taken place on the day Somer Thompson went missing. According to the reports, Jarred Mitchell Harrell stayed nearby Somer Thompson’s residence. Apparently, he had picked her up on her way from school and had assaulted and then killed her. After committing the crime, he had dumped her body in the Georgia landfill.

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