1 child dead, 1 alive after Louisiana Amber Alert suspect arrested in Mississippi

A suspect has been arrested after a missing Louisiana child was found dead in Jackson.

Louisiana State Police issued an Amber Alert Thursday morning for 4-year-old Erin Burnett and 6-year-old Jalie Burnett. The two girls were allegedly kidnapped after their mother, Callie Burnett, 35, was discovered brutally murdered in their mobile home in Loranger, Louisiana.

Authorities asked people to be on the lookout for an unidentified white man wanted for questioning in connection with a domestic violence incident that led police to the scene of the murder. Hours later, 125 miles away, police in Mississippi’s capital located the suspect at large, now identified as Daniel Callahan.

Callahan led JPD officers on a chase that ended at a location on Boozier Drive. Jackson Police Chief Joseph Wade told WJTV there was evidence of possible human trafficking. According to Wade, there were animal cages that humans could have been inside, and as officers raided the area, they found Erin deceased in a nearby wooded area and Jalie alive. Medics transported Jalie to a local hospital as a precaution.

The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation’s Human Trafficking Division was contacted to further evaluate the scene. The FBI and US Marshal’s Service have also responded and are asking the public for any additional information relating to the case.