The one-year-old girl who went missing from her father and grandmother’s house early Wednesday in Owen County was found dead Thursday, state police said in a press conference Thursday night. Shaylyn Ammerman’s body was found in a rural area in Gosport, just after 6 p.m.
Police arrested Kyle Parker, 22, in her disappearance. Parker lives in Spencer, but police were not saying much more, including what charges he may face.
Justin Ammerman, Shaylyn’s father, who said that Parker had been in the house the night the girl disappeared, but he said he didn’t know much about Parker, who had had misdemeanor run-ins with the law in the past, but no violent felonies on his record.
State Police Sgt. Curt Durnill said that the investigation is just beginning. An autopsy will be conducted today to find out exactly how Shaylyn died. State Police also say it is possible more arrests could be coming.
