Missing Roanoke Baby 'Likely' Dead, Related Arrest Made: Report

ROANOKE, VA — A toddler who disappeared from her home Tuesday night is "likely" dead and an arrest made Wednesday night is related to the case though it is unclear what the connection is, according to a report in The Roanoke Times.

According to the paper, a man was arrested in Montgomery County Wednesday night and charged with illegally disposing of a body. Andrew Christoper Terry, 31, is being held with no bond, according to the report.

Authorities confirmed to the paper that the arrest is connected to the 3-month-old child, Arieanna Day. However, a police spokeswoman told the paper that the department was not releasing how Terry is connected to Day at the time.

WSLS 10 reported that Roanoke police said in a statement that the focus of their investigation has shifted "to the realistic possibility that circumstances related to Arieanna Day indicate that she is most likely deceased."

According to police, Arieanna Day was taken from her Roanoke home sometime around 11 p.m. Tuesday. Police say the baby's mother's had put her to bed and when she went to check on the child a short time later, Arieanna was no longer there.

Police said there was no indication that the child was taken by force or that the home was entered by force. The man claiming to be the child's father arrived at the residence and told authorities at the scene that he did not have the child, according to police.

Read more via The Roanoke Times.

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