DALLAS (AP) – A Texas man accused of kidnapping a 4-year-old boy who was found dead on a Dallas street has been indicted on a capital murder charge.
The Dallas Morning News reports 18-year-old Darriynn Ronnell Brown was indicted Monday by a Dallas County grand jury in the slaying of Cash Gernon.
Authorities said surveillance video showed a man lifting the sleeping child from his bed and forensic evidence linked Brown to his death.
Brown’s attorney said he expects Brown to be found incompetent to stand trial after a mental evaluation.
Dallas County prosecutors have not said whether they will seek the death penalty.
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