BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. — An Alabama man who claims he was the last person to see a missing Atlanta woman has been arrested, multiple news outlets are reporting.
This man claims to be the last person to see missing mom Leila Cavett. This morning, he’s in jail accused of lying to a federal officer.
— Brooke Shafer (@BrookeShaferTV) August 17, 2020
The latest on his arrest and the search for the mom whose toddler was found wandering alone in Miramar last month. Coming up at 6 @CBSMiami. pic.twitter.com/kUu7JNgAWU
According to The Associated Press and the Miami Herald, investigators arrested Shannon Demar Ryan, 38, of Muscle Shoals, Alabama, on charges of lying to federal agents. He is being held in a Broward County, Florida, jail, the Herald reported.
Authorities did not say whether the arrest had anything to do with the missing woman, 21-year-old Leila Cavett, whose toddler son, Kamdyn, was found alone in a Miramar, Florida, apartment complex last month, according to the AP. Cavett, who had been living in Atlanta and had ties to Jasper, Alabama, was last seen on video July 25 at a gas station in Hollywood, Florida, one day before residents found the 2-year-old boy wearing a dirty diaper and no socks or shoes, the Herald reported.
Authorities later found Cavett's vehicle, a white truck, abandoned in Hollywood, according to the AP.
In a nearly hourlong video posted to Facebook on Aug. 9, a man who appears to be Ryan said he saw Cavett and "gave the police everything that I know," the AP reported.
Ryan also describes himself as a "witch" and "god" in social media posts, according to the Herald.
– The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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