A man has been taken into custody and charged in connection with the death of 3-year-old Mariah Woods.
Thirty-two-year-old Earl Kimrey was the live-in boyfriend of Mariah's mother and is charged with disposing of a body that died from unnatural causes and obstruction of justice.
Mariah was reported missing last week and it was only over the weekend that her body was found in remote waters in Pender County, North Carolina.
The girl's disappearance sparked national interest and a major search effort from their community.