An Illinois man is facing murder charges after a teen boy who lived around the corner was discovered beaten to death in a roadside ditch Friday, according to authorities. Steven Butler III, a 14-year-old from Champaign, Ill., was reported missing by his father on Thursday evening. According to the nonprofit Missing Person Awareness Network, the teen had left home at around 5 p.m. Thursday. Police said in a statement the father reported him missing about two and a half hours later. Vandyke was an acquaintance of Steven’s father, Champaign County State's Attorney Julia Rietz told the News-Gazette, an area newspaper.

Source: Fox News August 01, 2021 02:26 UTC