The husband of Ebony Owens, 36-year-old Michael Owens, is now facing additional charges.
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According to the Hinds County Sheriff’s Office, Owens was arrested for her murder and now faces the charges of Sexual Battery of a Minor and two additional charges of Sexual Assault of a minor.
The sheriff’s department did not release any further details yet.
This investigation is ongoing.
36-year-old Ebony Owens, a mother of two children, went missing Wednesday, March 15th.
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Authorities found her vehicle Wednesday morning after it had been burned.
The Hinds County Sheriff’s Department has reason to believe she was shot and killed and her body was thrown into the Big Black River. They have been searching the river for 8 days.
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Source: Darkhorse Press
Her husband Micahel Owens was arrested for her death.