Authorities revealed new details about the death of a 2-year-old Michigan girl as they announced federal kidnapping charges against her mother’s ex-boyfriend Friday.
The body of Wynter Cole Smith was found in a Detroit alleyway Wednesday after she was allegedly taken from her mother’s Lansing apartment earlier in the week, prompting an intense search.
On Friday, Rashad Trice, 26, was charged with kidnapping a minor and kidnapping resulting in death, according to a federal complaint obtained by HuffPost.
When Lansing police arrived at the scene, Wynter and Trice were gone, but the 1-year-old was still at the apartment.
A 2013 Chevy Impala that belonged to Wynter’s grandmother was also missing, and authorities issued an Amber Alert for the girl, Trice and the vehicle.
Trice was already facing eight other charges, including criminal sexual conduct, assault with intent to murder, home invasion and unlawful imprisonment.
While in custody, Trice allegedly admitted that he and Wynter’s mother had stabbed each other during a fight about money.
“The allegations in this case are heart-wrenching,” said Mark Totten, the U.S. attorney for the Western District of Michigan, in a statement announcing the charges.
“It is so difficult to imagine the final moments of little Wynter’s life,” said Dawn Ison, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, in a statement.
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