Arrest Made in Murder of 7-Year-Old Kentucky Girl Who Disappeared at Football Game
The arrest comes nearly a week after the girl's death was ruled a homicide.
— -- A man has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting and murdering 7-year-old Gabriella "Gabby" Doolin, who was found dead after going missing last Saturday at a football game in Scottsville, Kentucky, according to police.
The suspect, Timothy Madden, 38, of Scottsville, was taken into custody by the Kentucky State Police Friday morning and charged with kidnapping, rape, sodomy and murder, police said. He is slated to be processed at lodged in Kentucky.
Trooper Barry Eaton said Madden, who was being held without bond, knew the Doolins.
"I know they were acquaintances, I don’t know how in-depth but they do knew each other," he told ABC News.
At a press conference in Bowling Green on Friday, Eaton said police are not releasing other details on the case, including the cause of death, because the investigation is still ongoing.
The Doolins were at a pee-wee football jamboree on Saturday when Gabby went missing at 7:40 p.m., according to the Kentucky State Police. Just 25 minutes later, a search volunteer spotted her body in a wooded area on the edge of the Allen County Scottsville High School, about 400 yards from the school's football field where she was last seen alive, police said.
A preliminary autopsy report ruled the girl's death a homicide.
It was not immediately clear if Madden had representation. He has not yet made a court appearance.
ABC News couldn't immediately reach Madden's family.
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