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Suspect in Utah teen’s murder taken into custody; has connections in Northeast Ohio

Officials had feared French may have been coming to Northeast Ohio along the I-80 corridor.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah -- A person of interest in the murder of a 15-year-old girl in Utah has been taken into custody, police confirm.

24-year-old Shaun French was apprehended Wednesday morning. Authorities say he is now a suspect in the murder of 15-year-old Baleigh Bagshaw, and not just a person of interest.

Officials had feared French may have been coming to Northeast Ohio along the I-80 corridor. The search for him began Monday after Bagshaw was murdered.

“She was on the phone checking in with her mother after arriving home from school when she was violently attacked,” police said on Facebook.

Baleigh was later found dead when police responded to the scene.

A warrant had been issued against French for unlawful sexual activity with a minor. KSL-TV reports he was taken into custody in Colorado around 11:30 a.m., Pacific Time.

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