Teen suspect arrested after cheerleader found dead in woods

A Tennessee cheerleader, 13, was allegedly stabbed to decease by a 15-year-old with a pouch weapon and near alongside a ungraded road. Now, prosecutors anticipation to effort him arsenic an big successful court.

Savannah Copeland met with the 15-year-old astir midnight Oct. 22, erstwhile helium allegedly attacked her and fled, according to a petition released by Knox County tribunal Oct. 24. It is unclear however the 2 teens mightiness person known each other. 

Michael Copeland, the victim's father, told 8WVLT his girl had been missing successful Powell for respective hours earlier helium tracked her utilizing her cellphone accusation and recovered her body.

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Savannah Copeland, 13, was recovered stabbed to decease on a ungraded roadworthy successful Knox County, Tenn., Oct. 22. (Family handout)

The 15-year-old was arrested soon aft the stabbing and charged with second-degree murder, the Knox County Sheriff's Office said. 

A justice allowed the merchandise of the teen's sanction contempt his property 2 days aboriginal and scheduled a Jan. 14 proceeding connected whether the juvenile fishy should beryllium tried arsenic an adult, 6 News reported. Fox News Digital is not naming the fishy until it is determined if helium volition beryllium charged arsenic an adult.  

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Savannah Copeland was a cheerleader and besides practiced karate and gymnastics, her household wrote successful her obituary. (Powell MAC Cheerleading/Facebook)

Fox News Digital could not scope the suspect's lawyer for remark astatine property time.

Copeland was not named successful the department's statement, but she was identified successful a GoFundMe acceptable up by her family, an online obituary, her cheerleading squad and respective quality outlets that spoke with her family.

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Police arrested a 15-year-old successful Savannah Copeland's decease and charged him with second-degree murder (Powell MAC Cheerleading/Facebook)

"I deliberation it was a deficiency of compassion and a lack of empathy that drove the manus that took my daughter’s life," the victim's begetter told 8 WVLT. 

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Copeland, a cheerleader with Powell Mac Cheerleading, was a talented pupil who besides excelled successful karate and gymnastics, her household wrote successful her obituary. Her begetter told 8WVLT the teen had "spunkiness, eagerness and ... a go-getter attitude."