Shawn Adkins, Person Of Interest In Hailey Dunn Death, Arrested

BIG SPRING, TX — Shawn Adkins, who has been considered a "person of interest" in the 2010 death of Hailey Dunn, has been charged with murder. He was listed on the Howard County, Texas, Sheriff's Office as booked in the county jail as of Monday afternoon.

Whether Adkins is accused of murdering Hailey had not been confirmed as of 7:45 a.m. local time Tuesday. Various news sources have cited private investigators who said the arrest is in connection with Hailey's death.

The Big Spring Police Department made the arrest, according to the county records. Bond has been set for $2 million, Howard County records show.

When Adkins was arrested he lived in Big Spring, a jailer told the Abilene Reporter-News. He was the boyfriend of Hailey's mother, Billie Dunn, when Hailey was reported missing from her Colorado City, Texas, home in 2010. Her remains were found in April 2013 in a remote west Texas location.

Adkins said he last saw the young girl a day before she was reported missing as she was going to her father's home nearby, according to a 2013 CBS report.

Billie Dunn said she was "not surprised" to hear of Adkins' arrest, and said in a statement aired by KLBK that she hopes he will "pay for everything he's done on Earth."

Clinton Dunn, Hailey's father, told Patch through a private investigator: "Right now, there are no words to define how I feel."

"We will let the trial speak the truth," Clinton Dunn said. "Thank you to everyone who searched for Hailey, and to those who fought tirelessly for an arrest. Hopefully, true justice will come in the courtroom."