Third arrest made in connection with case of 14-year-old allegedly executed in the woods

Another person has been arrested in connection with the death of a Florida teenager whose body was found burned in a wooded area.

Mitchell Eddins, 45, was the one who reported to law enforcement that he found a dead body in the woods, but police said he took too long. In an arrest report reviewed by Law&Crime, police said that they made contact with Eddins after midnight on Dec. 3 after he called them to report that he found a dead body, later confirmed to be the body of 14-year-old Danika Troy .

According to police, Eddins waited hours to make the call, but authorities say he should have reported the discovery immediately. Eddins also allegedly took a scooter believed to have been Troy's, earning him another criminal charge.

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