In an astounding turn of events in an already emotionally charged case, Elizabeth Fernandez, spokesperson for the University of California in San Francisco has notified us that the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office will be “setting aside” the 18 felony and the one misdemeanor charge against 22-year-old King John Baylon “pending further investigation into the case.”

Baylon was apprehended on Sunday, January 5 for his alleged role in the disappearance of 13-year-old Sienna Carter, a child from Fort Bragg who had gone missing from the UCSF campus on the previous Friday, January 3rd.

The following statement was provided by UCSF Spokesperson Elizabeth Fernandez: “We have just learned that the San Francisco District Attorney is setting aside charges pending further investigation into the case. I don’t have further information but wanted you to be aware as soon as we found this out.”

As of 9:44 p.m., Baylon no longer shows up on the San Francisco Sheriff’s Inmate Locator. The family of the victim was unaware of this turn of events when we contacted them this evening.

We will update when more information comes out.

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