Overview

• On June 10 an Amber Alert was issued after Darrian Randle claimed her daughter was abducted at gunpoint, a claim later determined to be false.
• Searches by New Castle County police, the FBI and Maryland State Police uncovered child-sized human remains in a North East, Maryland, vacant lot.
• Randle was arrested on charges including first- and second-degree murder and first-degree child abuse while Cedrick Antoine Britten faces accessory to murder and failure to report child death counts.
• The case was reclassified as a homicide investigation when police determined the initial abduction report was fabricated.
• Authorities await autopsy confirmation of the remains’ identity as they continue gathering evidence in collaboration with multiple agencies.