MAKANDA, Ill. (AP) - Southern Illinois authorities say a 28-year-old man is facing a first-degree murder charge for the slaying of a Missouri woman whose body was found along a Jackson County road.
Brandon L. Banks was arrested Thursday evening in St. Louis after Illinois authorities issued a first-degree murder warrant for the death of 40-year-old Marsha Ann Brown.
Both Banks and Brown are from Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Brown’s body was found Tuesday in tall weeds in a small embankment near Makanda (muh-KAN’-duh).
Authorities have not released details about the cause of her death.
It’s not clear if Banks has an attorney or when he’ll be brought back to Illinois.
Meanwhile, a funeral for Brown is scheduled to take place Monday evening in Jackson, Mo.
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