HALL COUNTY, Ga. — A woman in Hall County has been arrested and charged after the remains of a 4-year-old girl were found in her trunk, according to a warrant.

The warrant states that Jessica Motes was seen by her dad on Sunday driving into a shopping center parking lot in Oakwood, and that she allegedly told him she "Hurt (redacted name)" and "I think she is dead."

According to the accusations in the warrant, her dad then drove her away from the parking lot and, in an encounter with law enforcement, the remains of the 4-year-old girl were found in the trunk of Motes' car.

At this time, Motes faces a single charge of felony concealing death. It's not clear what relation Motes might have had to the girl.

Based on addresses and vehicle identifications in an incident report, this arrest a

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