Maryland Mother Charged in Daughter’s Homicide

Darrian Randle, a 31-year-old Maryland mother, has been charged with first- and second-degree murder, child abuse resulting in death, and filing a false police report after allegedly killing her 3-year-old daughter, Nola Dinkins, and falsely reporting her abduction at gunpoint in Delaware. The fabricated kidnapping led to an Amber Alert and a multi-state search before investigators determined the story was false. Human remains believed to be Nola's were found in a vacant lot in Cecil County, Maryland, with identification still pending. Randle’s boyfriend, Cedrick Antoine Britten, is charged as an accessory after the fact and for failing to report a child’s death. Both Randle and Britten are in custody, with Randle awaiting extradition to Maryland. The homicide investigation is ongoing, involving Maryland State Police, Delaware authorities, and the FBI.