Searcy police have arrested Jeffery Leroy Clifton, 43, on suspicion of capital murder in the death of his son, Malik Drummond, a two-year-old missing since he reportedly wandered from his father’s Searcy home Nov. 23, 2014. He’s also been charged with abuse of a corpse, police said.

The FBI recently posted a $20,000 award for information in the case.

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Few other details available at this moment.

UPDATE: Searcy police announced late this afternoon that they believed the remainas of the child had been found in rural Jackson County.

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