Jackson Merced News Today

The man believed responsible for the brutal abuse and killing of an 8-year-old East Bay girl, who has been on the run for the last six months, has been arrested along with several women who have been helping him hide.

Police are searching for Dhante Jackson, 34, after a body believed to be Sophia Mason, 8, was found in his California home on Friday - his girlfriend, her mom, was arrested for child abuse.