Suspect arrested in TV anchor's slaying

[Liberal_in_LA]

Suspect arrested in TV anchor's slaying

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/11/27/tv.anchor.suspect/

CNN) -- A suspect was arrested Wednesday night in connection with the death of Little Rock, Arkansas, television news anchor Anne Pressly, police said.

Anne Pressly, 26, was a popular morning news anchor at KATV-TV in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Curtis Lavell Vance, 28, was arrested at a Little Rock home soon after investigators named him as a suspect.

CNN affiliate KATV-TV in Little Rock reported that police were tipped off to Vance's location after investigators publicly identified him as a suspect at a news conference.

"We went there and he's in custody," said Lt. Terry Hastings, a police spokesman.

Little Rock Police Chief Stuart Thomas did not say what led investigators to name Vance as a suspect, but he said it was "a very, very solid case due to solid detective work."

Pressly, 26, was found beaten at her home in October. The KATV anchor had been beaten around her face and upper body.

She died days later in a hospital. She had been sedated and unable to speak to police or family members, and suffered massive brain swelling, her family said. Her condition had seemed to be improving shortly before her death.

[hlthe2b]

1. Such a sad story-- I guess random violence...

I hope the arrest brings some peace to her family.

[Taverner]

2. So what is he? Disgruntled Ex? Psycho fan?

[Liberal_in_LA]

4. No info yet.

[Trajan]

3. The vicious bastard who did this ....

Should be stuffed into a very small hole and left to rot ...

I am against capital punishment, but what this person had done to an innocent human being is beyond reprehensible ...

[Berry Cool]

5. It's a horrifying story indeed

and I hope justice is done.

[MadMaddie]

6. I am glad they got the bastard

I wonder why they are not releasing information about him?

My guess he has a record and not a good one...

[democracy1st]

7. he can get the death penalty!