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LINKPolice have arrested the longtime boyfriend of a murdered Louisiana girl's mother for her death.
Authorities announced the arrest of 40-year-old Daniel Beckley on Monday.
He now faces second-degree murder and obstruction of justice charges in connection to the death of 16-year-old Jorion White, the daughter of his girlfriend Michelle Price.
Jorian was last seen on April 21, and reported missing the following evening after she failed to show up for school at Bonnabel High School.
Her body was found two days later dumped in a drainage canal.
Police released few details on Monday as they announced the arrest of Beckley, other than to say that they had identified him as a suspect early on because he was the 'last known adult to have care, custody and control' of Jorion.
It's unclear where the girl was killed, but police say Beckley used his car to transport her body to the drainage ditch where it was found.
Police also refused to say how Jorion died. Beckley had no real criminal history other than a few traffic violations, they added. He had been living with Jorion and her mother for the past 10 years.
St. Charles Parish Sheriff Greg Champagne said his prayers go out to Jorion's parents, Michelle Price and Joe White.
'Some of the most unpleasant moments in our position is when we have to deal with people in the worst moments of their lives,' Champagne said at the press conference. 'This has been a horrible experience. I cannot imagine losing a teenage child, especially this beautiful little girl.'
He also hit at local news outlets for what he described as a character assassination of Jorion's mother.
'She was a caring mother. Any suggestion to the contrary that she was not fully caring and totally dedicated to her daughter’s safety is ill advised and erroneous,' Champagne said. '“She is hurting badly now, and we believe if there was anything she could have done — or would have known ahead of time — to prevent her daughter from meeting this horrific early end to her young life, she would have done so.'
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Beckley was also a source of suspicion for Jorion's family, and he told the New Orleans Advocate last week that he had been banned from returning to the home he shared with Price.
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He said that Jorion's family had accused him of molesting her, a claim he also denied.
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