OLNEY, Ill. (AP) — Illinois authorities have arrested a man in the death of an 8-year-old Olney girl who went missing last week.

Glen Ramey (Source: RCSO)
Glen Ramey
(Source: RCSO)

Illinois State Police said in a statement Sunday that 53-year-old Glen R. Ramey of Olney was arrested at 2:21 a.m. Sunday for first-degree murder and predatory sexual assault in the death of Sabrina Stauffenberg.

The child’s body was found Wednesday behind a vinegar plant on the south side of Olney, a southern Illinois town of about 9,000 people.

Ramey is being held at Richland County Jail pending his arraignment. It was immediately unclear if he has an attorney.

A listed phone number for Ramey could not be immediately located Sunday.

Ramey’s arrest is the result of a collaborative effort between multiple law enforcement agencies which comprise the Southern Illinois Child Death Task Force. Those agencies include: the Olney Police Department; Richland County Sheriff’s Department; Flora Police Department; Salem Police Department; Centralia Police Department; Effingham County Sheriff’s Department; Effingham County Coroner’s Office; Vandalia Police Department; and the Illinois State Police.

State police did not release further details.