SPENCER, Ind. (AP) – A 22-year-old man jailed in connection with the disappearance of a 1-year-old girl hasn’t been talking with investigators, a sheriff said Friday, a day after investigators found what is believed to be girl’s body a few miles from where she was last seen.
Owen County Sheriff Leonard Hobbs said he couldn’t give details on what investigators have learned so far about Shaylyn Ammerman’s disappearance. But he said investigators are looking into other persons of interest in the case.
“Right now, there’s just too many unanswered questions, too much information we haven’t gathered yet,” Hobbs said during a news conference. “I’m sure that in the next few days and weeks they’ll have all the information they need to bring charges accordingly.”
Authorities found the body of a girl that matches Shaylyn’s description Thursday night on private property near the White River outside of Gosport, state police Sgt. Curt Durnil said. He said they were tipped off to that location by witnesses and persons of interest.
The Owen County coroner’s office planned an autopsy on Friday to confirm the child’s identity and determine the cause of death.