Philadelphia DA comments on possibility of additional arrests in Malayshia Alford case

All right. At this hour, we want to begin with that story. Let's get to Kelly Rule at this hour with the very latest on the investigation and what we know. Kelly. Well, Thomas and Jen, the district attorney just held a news conference on an unrelated matter, but we did have an opportunity to ask him a few questions after that news conference wrapped up about this case. He wasn't able to say a lot, but we did specifically ask him if there will be more arrests and charges in this case. You'll recall Wednesday night, more than a week after Malaysia was reported missing, her body was found in a trunk of a car in Lindenwald, New Jersey. We were told from law enforcement sources that they were led to that vehicle by a relative of William's, We're also told that surveillance video that appeared to show Malaysia's body being carried out of the home the last day she was seen alive on October 22nd did show a family member of William's helping with that. So we asked the district attorney, will there be additional arrests and charges specifically when it applies to that person helping? He said that obviously it's still an active and ongoing investigation, but if they do have evidence that one person or more than one person did assist. Caprice Williams at all, that they will be arrested and charged. So it sounds like there could be more coming on that. We also asked him about what we were reporting on the past few days about that civil suit regarding a different foster child that was previously in Caprice Williams' care. And according to that complaint, that girl was... In Caprice Williams' care in 2020 to January of 2021, when she was taken to the hospital and doctors documented serious injuries, according to that complaint, we asked the DA, was he aware of that case in 2021? Was it brought to his office? Were they asked to pursue charges? And he said, to his knowledge, the district attorney's office was completely unaware of that case and only became aware after Williams' arrest in connection to Malaysia's death. So they're just learning about it now, he says. It's obviously very concerning. Especially if those injuries were as serious as described in the lawsuit. So it is something that they're looking at. We also asked him, you know, this case has brought up so many questions about oversight when it comes to, you know, DHS and foster care in the school district. And that, you know, we've talked so much about how Malaysia appeared to have fallen through the cracks. And we asked him, does your office have jurisdiction to investigate systems that should have protected her? And he said they do. And that they could have an announcement later this week. This week, when it comes to a broader investigation of where someone or something rather might have dropped the ball. So it sounds like there's a lot more to come later this week, Jen and Thomas, but whether dealing with arrests for people that allegedly assisted Williams and when it comes to systems at large. So we are expecting an announcement from the DA's office later this week. So Kelly, when it comes to the placement of the 10-year-old, and then that's probably how the ball was dropped. Do we know anything more about that? He couldn't get into specifics, but I did ask him, you know, are we are you able to investigate agencies like that? You know, kind of where the ball was dropped. And he said, again, that is something they have jurisdiction to do. And it sounds like they might have an announcement on how they plan to do that later this week. All right. Certainly more to come on this. An absolutely disturbing case. And many questions remain. Kelly, we'll look for your report once again live at four.