1INKSTER, MI – A 49-year-old woman and her 23-year-old son have been arrested for allegedly murdering the son’s 17-year-old girlfriend, London Thomas, earlier this year. Charla Pendergrass and Jalen Pendergrass were taken into custody this week and face charges of second-degree murder and tampering with evidence.

Authorities report that Thomas was strangled to death and her body was placed inside a plastic bin. During a court hearing on Friday, prosecutors requested that both defendants be held in detention until their trial dates.

“This is a case where I believe the evidence will be abundant that both defendants, but particularly Ms. Charla Pendergrass, engaged in an extended campaign to lie,” stated the prosecutor. The defense attorney for Charla Pendergrass argued that his client had

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