Second Suspect Arrested In Child Killing: DeKalb Sheriff

DEKALB COUNTY, GA — The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office and Atlanta Police Department arrested a second suspect in the killing of a child in May, DeKalb sheriff's office spokesperson Cynthia Williams said in a news release Friday.

Atlanta resident Unchinna Myrick, 24, was arrested Thursday and charged with felony murder, felony cruelty to a child in the first degree, and misdemeanor cruelty to a child in the third degree following the death of a minor child in late May, the release said.

The child, whose name is not released, died as a result of injuries sustained from beatings by Myrick and the child's father, Cedric O'Neal Herring, 26, according to arrest warrants. Herring has been in custody at the DeKalb County Jail since May 30.

Herring is charged with felony murder and felony cruelty to a child in the first degree, according to the release.

Myrick was taken to the DeKalb County Jail, where she remains without bond.