A suspect has been arrested in connection to the disappearance of a 23-year-old nursing assistant in Philadelphia who was allegedly harassed by an unknown particular person earlier than she went lacking. Nevertheless, the search continues for the lacking girl, Philadelphia police stated.
Kada Scott was final seen by her mom on Oct. 4 when she was leaving for work at a close-by nursing dwelling, police stated final week. On Wednesday, police stated Keon King, 21, has been charged with kidnapping “for his involvement” within the disappearance of Scott.
Whereas King is in custody in connection to Scott’s disappearance, officers stated “a whole lot of work” continues to be to be executed within the investigation, and they’re “nonetheless treating this as if Ms. Scott continues to be alive.”
Officers in Philadelphia are looking for Kada Scott, a 23 12 months outdated girl who has been lacking for practically every week.
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“The No. 1 precedence is finding Ms. Scott,” John M. Stanford, the primary deputy commissioner for discipline operations on the Philadelphia Police Division, stated on Wednesday.
Scott arrived at work on Oct. 4, however left previous to her shift’s completion, and has not been seen since, Philadelphia police Capt. John Craig stated throughout a press convention final week. It was not clear what time Scott left work, however officers stated her shift sometimes was from 10 p.m. to six a.m.
Scott was reported lacking to police on Oct. 5, with legislation enforcement saying they’d “some concern, extra so than traditional” concerning her disappearance attributable to worrying telephone calls she was receiving.
“Within the days main as much as her disappearance, Ms. Scott associated to her household and pals that an unknown particular person or individual had been harassing her through telephone,” Craig stated final week.
Officers have been in a position to recuperate Scott’s car, which was positioned within the car parking zone of the nursing dwelling the place she labored, Craig stated.
On Wednesday, officers stated proof exhibits Scott was “in communication with a person” — recognized as King — and that she appeared to fulfill with him “very shortly after” she left work on Oct. 4.
Keon King, 21, was charged in connection to the disappearance of a 23-year-old Kada Scott, who has been lacking since Oct. 4, in line with the Philadelphia Police Division.
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“Mr. King is the final individual we imagine to keep in touch together with her when she went offline,” Ashley Kozlowski, the Philadelphia assistant district lawyer, stated throughout a press convention on Wednesday.
Police stated they’re asking the general public’s assist in finding the suspect’s car, a 1999 metallic-gold Toyota Camry with a Pennsylvania license plate of MSX-0797, which they imagine Scott might have been in.
Officers on Wednesday stated the automotive has “front-end injury on the left entrance bumper” and that it “could possibly be wherever.”
Keon King, 21, has been charged in connection to the disappearance of 23-year-old Kada Scott, with officers asking for the general public’s assist to seek out his car.
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King has a “little little bit of a sample of any such historical past,” as he was concerned in a case earlier this 12 months the place he was accused of kidnapping and strangling a “feminine acquaintance,” officers stated. The case was dismissed after a witness failed to look in courtroom, however Kozlowski stated on Wednesday they “made the choice to refile these costs.”
On Tuesday, police instructed ABC Information the investigation was being led by the the Murder Unit, however stated they weren’t characterizing it as a murder investigation.
The 23-year-old’s father, Kevin Scott, instructed ABC Information the household stays assured “she’s gonna be with us as quickly as attainable.”
“It has been tough, extraordinarily tough. We preserve religion that she’s OK and she or he’s going to be with us as quickly as attainable, she’s going to be discovered and hopefully no hurt is completed to her. I will preserve that optimistic vibe going,” Kevin Scott instructed ABC Information.
ABC Information’ Tommy Foster and Sabina Ghebremedhin contributed to this report.
