The man in the surveillance video who they have identified as Edwin Hall
(26) was arrested for pre-meditated first
degree
murder and aggravated
kidnapping today. Kelsey Smith was a recent high school graduate and
was buying a graduation gift for her boyfriend at Target. The body was
found 20 miles away from where she was abducted. It was near a lake.
The police have not released how she has died. Hall is expected to make
his first court appearance either today or tomorrow. "The community
has lost a vibrant and promising life, and the family has suffered an
unimaginable tragedy," Kline said, hours after police located the teen''s body.My prayers go out to the family and friends of Kelsey Smith.