A 5-year-old girl missing since Thanksgiving, when the body of her mother was discovered at their residence in South Carolina, was found safe, authorities said.
The fate of 5-year-old Aspen Jeter was especially concerning because she's unable to speak and has difficulty moving on her own: She lives with a rare medical condition known as Neurodevelopmental Disorder with or without Autistic Features and/or Structural Brain Abnormalities, her family said."Aspen is fine, and —she’s okay," Orangeburg County, South Carolina, Sheriff Leroy Ravenell announced at a news conference Friday."Thank god for that.
A cousin of Crystal Jumper said the father and the child lived at the residence where the mother was found, according to. The father was there temporarily because electricity was not functioning at his residence, the cousin said, according to the station. The transaction information was delayed, the sheriff said, but Danville police, with the help of the U.S. Marshals Service, were able to conduct surveillance, locate, identify and arrest Antar Jeter while they took custody of the girl, the Danville department said in a statement.The sheriff said the two were found in the parking lot of a hospital in Danville. It's not clear why they were there, he said.
It wasn't clear if Antar Jeter has retained legal counsel. The public defender's office in Orangeburg County did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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