A Minnesota man was arrested and charged with murder Wednesday in connection with a missing person case after authorities found human remains along the side of a highway.
The suspect, Adam Fravel, is the father of the children of 26-year-old Madeline Kingsbury, who first went missing in late March.
Police say their investigation into Kingsbury’s disappearance led them to a patch of brush along Highway 43 where they found the human body.
Adam Fravel was arrested “on probable cause in connection to her disappearance,” the Winona, Minnesota, police department said on Facebook on Wednesday.
But authorities have not yet identified the human remains, the department said.
Police said they would continue to investigate and were preparing to released more information at a press conference Thursday afternoon.
Here’s what we know about the case:
When did Madeline Kingsbury go missing?
The mother of two was last seen on March 31. That day, she did not show up to work or answer calls from family and friends, police have said. The mother also did not show up to pick her children up from daycare that afternoon, according to authorities.
In April, police said that evidence suggests Kingsbury’s disappearance was “involuntary and suspicious” and investigators “remain extremely concerned for her safety,” CNN reported.
Multiple law enforcement agencies were “working as quickly as possible to positively identify the remains,” police said.
“We are asking the community to respect the family’s privacy at this time and not to speculate on the case until further information is made available,” the Winona Police Department said on Facebook.
Fravel has said in a statement he denies being involved in Kingsbury’s disappearance.
Kingsbury’s children were taken into government custody
The children of Kingsbury and Fravel, 29, were taken into custody by Winona County after their mother’s disappearance, CNN reported.
A judge also ruled in April that the children would remain in county custody rather than be released to their father.
Fravel did not have custodial rights to his children, ages 5 and 2, CNN reports.
