Slain Fla. girl's mom supports death penalty

The mother of a Florida girl who was killed and found in a Georgia landfill supports the death penalty for the man charged in her daughter's death.

Prosecutor's have not indicated whether they will seek the death penalty, but Diena Thompson said Friday she would support the decision for capital punishment.

Authorities have charged 24-year-old Jarred Mitchell Harrell in the sexual assault and killing of 7-year-old Somer Thompson. Somer was reported missing Oct. 19 and her body was found two days later in a Georgia landfill about 50 miles from her north Florida home.

Harrell has been in custody since he was …