Parolee arrested in connection with murder of Omaha woman

A man has been arrested in the abduction and killing of a 22-year-old Omaha woman, according to the Omaha World Herald.

39-year-old Jeremiah Connelly, a Nebraska parolee is in Douglas County Jail-booked on suspicion of first-degree murder.

He allegedly dumped Jeanna Wilcoxen’s body into a ravine near Fremont.

Wilcoxen was last seen a week ago, on Monday, Sept. 17.

No one apparently reported her missing.

Police were tipped off by Connelly himself during a traffic stop.