Texas authorities lifted an Amber alert for a missing 11-year-old Tuesday after discovering her body, Fox 26 reported.
Officials in Texas found the body of Audrii Cunningham in a local river, ending the search for her. The Polk County District Attorney’s office, under DA Shelly Sitton, is now reportedly initiating legal action against Don Steven McDougal, 42, according to Fox 26.
DA Sitton revealed that the authorities are preparing an arrest warrant for McDougal on a potential capital murder charge, ABC News reported. The decision on seeking the death penalty remains pending. Sitton confirmed McDougal’s incarceration as of Tuesday on an unrelated assault charge. McDougal, a friend of the victim’s father, lived in a trailer on the family’s property.