Authorities in Colorado announce that a 17-year-old male has been arrested and charged with the murder of 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway.
By Sevil Omer, NBC News
Updated at 3:32 p.m. ET:?Police in Westminster, Colo., say they have made an arrest in the dismemberment killing of 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway.
Police said the suspect is a 17-year-old Westminster resident.
NBC News is not identifying the suspect because he is a juvenile.
Police received a call late Tuesday evening that led them to a home near the Ketner Lake Open Space in Westminster, a Denver suburb, according to police.
Jessica was abducted on her way to school on Oct. 5. Her dismembered body was found Oct. 10 in a nearby field.?
"This morning the Ridgeway family was notified of this arrest," Westminster Police Chief Lee Birk said. "We hope and pray this arrest gives them some measure of closure in dealing with their horrible loss and tragedy."
The teen will be charged with two counts of murder in the first degree, authorities said.
Reached by phone Wednesday, the teen's mother told The Associated Press he surrendered to authorities. "I made the phone call, and he turned himself in. That's all I have to say," the mother told the AP. She broke down in tears and hung up.
Police said authorities will also file charges against the teen in connection with a?May 28 attempted abduction of a female jogger at Ketner Lake.?The lake is located near Witt Elementary School in Westminster where Jessica was headed on the day she vanished, police said.
In the May 28 case, a 22-year-old woman told police she fought off a stranger who grabbed her from behind and put a rag over her mouth. She told police the rag smelled of chemicals.
The suspect is to appear in court on Thursday morning.
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