Sheriff: Body of missing Md. girl found; registered sex offender charged in her kidnapping

Sheriff: Body of missing Maryland girl found

SALISBURY, Md. — Authorities on Maryland’s Eastern Shore say they have found the body of a missing girl near the Delaware state line after a search by thousands of volunteers.

Wicomico County Sheriff Mike Lewis said at a Friday evening news conference that the body of 11-year-old Sarah H. Foxwell was found at about 4 p.m. He offered few other details, but a registered sex offender is being held in Sarah’s abduction.

Thirty-year-old Thomas J. Leggs Jr. has been charged with kidnapping and burglary. Leggs is a former boyfriend of the girl’s aunt, who is her legal guardian.

Thousands of volunteers gathered in Salisbury on Friday to help in the search.

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SALISBURY, Md. (AP) — Sheriff: Body of missing Md. girl found; registered sex offender being held in her abduction.

SALISBURY, Md. (AP) — Authorities on Maryland’s Eastern Shore say they have found the body of a missing girl near the Delaware state line after a search by thousands of volunteers.

Wicomico County Sheriff Mike Lewis said at a Friday evening news conference that the body of 11-year-old Sarah H. Foxwell was found at about 4 p.m. He offered few other details, but a registered sex offender is being held in Sarah’s abduction.

Thirty-year-old Thomas J. Leggs Jr. has been charged with kidnapping and burglary. Leggs is a former boyfriend of the girl’s aunt, who is her legal guardian.

Thousands of volunteers gathered in Salisbury on Friday to help in the search.