16-year-old held after young Michigan woman found dead in woods
GRAND RAPIDS TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Authorities say a 16-year-old is in custody after the body of a young woman was found in a wooded area in western Michigan.
The Kent County sheriff’s department says in a statement the death of 18-year-old McKenna Hilton of Grand Rapids is being investigated as homicide.
Officials say the person in custody, also from Grand Rapids, knew the victim. The Grand Rapids Press reports a judge ordered the teen held without bond during an afternoon hearing Friday.
Prosecutors have not yet determined whether they will charge him as an adult or juvenile, reports CBS affiliate WWMT.
The sheriff’s department says Hilton’s body was found Thursday near a trail that’s near Emerald Lake in Grand Rapids Township, but likely was killed elsewhere.
Investigators say she appeared to have died within the last day.