(Radio Iowa – A Davenport man has been found guilty of kidnapping and murdering a ten year old Breasia Terrell in July of 2020. Judge Henry Latham heard the evidence against Henry Dinkins in a two-week trial and addressed the murder charge first.

Terrell’s mother had a son with Dinkins and the girl was staying with the son at Dinkins’s apartment when she disappeared. Dinkins’s defense argued there was no physical evidence to tie him to the crime. But judge Latham said there was enough evidence presented.

Terrell’s body was found by two fishermen several months after she disappeared in a pond in Clinton County. The prosecution argued Dinkins had kidnapped and killed the girl to hide the fact he had sexually abused her.

Breasia Terrell

Judge Latham said there was enough evidence to prove Dinkins kidnapped Terrell.

The judge says that evidence led to the kidnapping conviction.

Terrell’s family members and supporters in the courtroom clapped after hearing the last verdict. A sentencing date has been set for October 11th.