*The two suspects in the kidnapping of 3-year-old Kamille “Cupcake” McKinney face life in prison after being indicted on federal charges.
Patrick Devone Stallworth, 40, and Derick Irisha Brown, 29, have been charged with one count of kidnapping and one count of conspiracy to kidnap a minor victim, Trussville Tribune reports.
McKinney was abducted last October while at a birthday party in Birmingham. The kidnapping happened at Tom Brown Village public housing community off of Messer-Airport Highway.
The Birmingham Police Department announced on Facebook that Crime Stoppers was offering a $20,000 reward for information related to her whereabouts.
McKinney’s body was found on Oct. 22, in a landfill in Birmingham.
Stallworth and Brown were arrested after a tip led investigators to the vehicle they allegedly used to snatch the child.
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Here’s more from the Tribune:
An autopsy found that the toddler was given methamphetamine and Trazodone, an anti-depressant and sedative sometimes used to treat insomnia, before she was killed and her body left in the dumpster. The autopsy found that she died by asphyxiation.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Birmingham Police Department, and the United States Marshals Service all participated in this investigation. First Assistant U.S. Attorney Lloyd C. Peeples and Assistant U.S. Attorneys Robin Mark and Blake Milner are prosecuting the cases.
Stallworth and Brown face a minimum sentence of life in prison, or death, if convicted on the capital murder charges in Jefferson County.
“This case is an excellent example of the seamless cooperation and coordination by federal agencies and our state and local partners,” said U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona. “Federal law enforcement stands ready to assist whenever our help is needed.”
In related news, 21-year-old Texan Antonio Devonte Hicks Sr. is accused of beating his 2-year-old during potty training over the weekend.
According to KHOU-11, Antonio Hicks Jr. was unresponsive when he arrived at the Houston Northwest emergency room with his father on Saturday.
According to police, the child’s mother said Hicks Sr. “lost his temper and struck the child multiple times during potty training.”
The toddler died from the injuries he sustained on Sunday.
Hicks has been charged with serious bodily injury and jailed on $250,000 bond, the report states.
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