Human remains found, believed to be missing Arkansas boy

(AP) — Police believe human remains found in a rural Arkansas field are those of a boy who disappeared from his father's home more than a year ago, authorities said Wednesday, just hours after announcing the boy's father had been arrested on a capital murder charge.

The remains have been sent to the Arkansas State Crime Lab for final identification, but police believe they found the body of Malik Drummond, who was 2-years-old when he went missing in November 2014, said Searcy police Sgt. Steve Hernandez.

Hernandez said he couldn't release details about how investigators knew to search the rural area in Jackson County, northeast of where the boy lived in Searcy, a city about 50 miles northeast of Little Rock.

Case documents, including probable cause affidavits that may contain details about the investigation, have been sealed, according to White County Circuit Court officials.

Dozens of volunteers and law enforcement officers spent weeks scouring the family's neighborhood in Searcy, a city about 50 miles northeast of Little Rock.