Homeless Man Charged In Death Of 7-Year-Old Taken From Home

Sunday, August 5th 2007, 2:31 pm

By: News On 6

WEYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) _ The body of a 7-year-old girl taken from a relative's home in the middle of the night was found early Sunday in the car of a homeless man, who was charged with murder.

Police said Ryan Bois took the girl after she was dropped off at the home for a sleep-over.

Officers said they tried to stop Bois for driving erratically, but he tried to flee and crashed the car into a taxi. He tried to escape on foot but was caught by a police dog, authorities said.

Bois, 20, was arrested on motor vehicle charges and accused of threatening a police officer with a knife. A murder charge was added after the girl's body was found in the back seat of his car, authorities said.

Bois, who is homeless, may have some familial relationship with the girl's family, said David Traub, a spokesman for Norfolk County District Attorney William Keating.

Investigators said the girl suffered trauma but they wouldn't give details pending an investigation by the medical examiner's office. Her name was not released.

Bois' arraignment was set for Monday.