Two Arrested in Kilgore Woman’s Disappearance

KILGORE – Two persons have been arrested in connection with the disappearance of Sheryia Grant of Kilgore. She was 8 months pregnant when she disappeared August 20th, 2016. Arrested Wednesday were Allen Lamont Sutton, 28, and Laneshia Lashae Young, 22, both of Overton. On March 1st, the two were named in sealed indictments returned by the Rusk County Grand Jury. The two count indictments are for tampering with or fabricating physical evidence (human corpse), felony 2, and tampering with or fabricating physical evidence Felony 3. When it was learned Wednesday where the couple could be found, Kilgore police, with assistance from the U.S. Marshals Service and Longview Police Department, arrested the two in Longview.

Grant’s body has not been found. However, evidence uncovered during the investigation indicates she was murdered shortly after she was reported missing. Investigators say additional forensic evidence is still being evaluated and processed as the investigation is continuing.