Man arrested after missing Okla. mom found in truck

Posted on: 12:43 pm, February 27, 2013, by KFOR-TV and A. Edwards, updated on: 05:32pm, February 27, 2013

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – St. Louis police have confirmed an arrest in the Ebony Jackson-Shelton case, Wednesday.

Authorities said 40-year-old Dyanthany Y. Proudie is in police custody and charges could be filed soon.

Oklahoma native, 30-year-old Ebony Jackson was found dead in the trunk of her car in North St. Louis in January.

Jackson’s 4-month-old son was found abandoned in a Breckenridge Hills apartment complex days before that.

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