Mom of slain 9-year-old girl found in bag on hiking trail faces charges
Mom of slain 9-year-old girl found in bag on hiking trail faces charges
Taquesta Graham was extradited from Texas to California in connection with the slaying of her daughter, Trinity Love Jones.
March 15, 2019, 1:05 PM EDT
By Andrew Blankstein and David K. Li
The mother of a 9-year-old girl, whose body was
found in a duffel bag near Los Angeles, has been arrested in Texas and extradited back to Southern California, officials said.
Taquesta Graham, 28, was at the Los Angeles County Sheriff's station in Norwalk on Friday and held without bail for an unrelated parole violation, according to jail records.
A criminal case naming Graham as a suspect in the death of her daughter, Trinity Love Jones, is being prepared by sheriff's investigators for Los Angeles County prosecutors, officials said.
"Homicide Investigators continue to vet community tips and follow up on additional evidence obtained during the investigation," according to an L.A. County Sheriff's statement.
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