Overview

• London Thomas, 17, was found on April 26 inside an SUV on Millard Street in Southfield, and the medical examiner ruled her death a homicide by asphyxia.
• She was reported missing on April 5 after being dropped at an Inkster residence associated with Jalen Pendergrass, 23.
• Prosecutors allege Charla Pendergrass, 49, asked a friend to move a sealed plastic bin that the friend placed in the Southfield SUV on April 11.
• Charla previously faced a charge of lying to a peace officer tied to the investigation, a count prosecutors dismissed in August.
• Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy credited work by Inkster and Detroit police, the Michigan State Police, and the FBI, with arraignments scheduled for 9 a.m. Friday.