Sheriff awaiting ID on body found in barrel
Posted: February 20, 2012 at 9:02 a.m.
Van Buren Police Chief Kenneth Bell, center, holds up a picture of a pickup belonging to Lloyd Jones of Lavaca, a registered sex offender who was arrested Thursday in the disappearance of 16-year-old Angela Allen.
VAN BUREN — An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday after investigators searching for a missing Van Buren teenager found a body stuffed inside a barrel.
Sebastian County Sheriff Bill Hollenbeck says the human remains are female and the clothing is consistent with what 16-year-old Angela Allen was wearing when she disappeared Feb. 10. Investigators are still awaiting identification of the body.
Police have arrested a 36-year-old Lavaca man on suspicion of aggravated assault in connection with Allen’s disappearance.
The Times Record reports that investigators believe the man and Allen met on a social media website and developed a relationship via text messaging. Police say the man is a registered sex offender.
The sheriff says any additional charges against the man depend on the autopsy results.
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