Sheriff Press Conference: Missing Aliahna Lemmon Found Dead Monday Evening (UPDATE: MICHAEL PLUMADORE, Man She was Staying With Arrested for Murder)

Sad but not unexpected news tonight … 9 year old Missing Aliahna Marie Maroney Lemmon has been found dead tonight … Our collective prayers go out to Aliahna, I am so sorry so many adults failed you.

At tonight’s police press conference, The Allen County Sheriff’s Department has announced that the search is over, they have recovered the deceased body of 9 year old missing Aliahna Lemmon. It was stated that Aliahna’s body was found at 9PM based on information they received from a person involved in the investigation. No names of suspects have been provided. However, one has to suspect it was the man that she was staying with.

Missing 9-year-old girl found dead, murder suspect due in court this morning: wane.com

The Allen County Sheriff’s Department is currently updating the media on the disappearance of missing 9-year-old Aliahna Lemmon.

The search has come to an end.

Allen County Sheriff Ken Fries is reporting that the findings have come to a conclusion they were not hoping for. Lemmon was found dead around 9 p.m. tonight after investigators interviewed a person involved in the investigation.

Sadly, this little girl never had a chance. All too often we follow these stories where these precious children are brought up in an environment where we wonder how something did not happen to them sooner. Rest in Peace little Aliahna, no one will hurt you anymore, be at Peace with your Father.

REST IN PEACE  Aliahna Lemmon

UPDATE I: Person Arrested and charged with murder was an individual that Lemmon had been staying with for the last week.

The name of the suspect has not been released, but that person has been charged with murder. Fries said the person was an individual that Lemmon had been staying with for the last week. The suspect was a friend of the family. The Sheriff said they had interviewed the person multiple times to gather information.

Fries stated that Lemmon’s body has been discovered in northern Allen County. Additional information about where her body found was not released.

UPDATE II: 39 year old Mike Plumadore, a neighbor and friend of Aliahna’s family, has been charged with murder.

VIDEO: News Channel 15

Sheriff: Missing girl found dead Monday evening, suspect charged with murder: wane.com