Body believed that of missing Portage toddler

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This undated image provided by the FBI shows Jada Justice. The FBI has joined the search for a missing toddler who vanished from a car while her baby sitter went into a convenience store in Gary. The FBI says 2-year-old Jada Justice of Portage was apparently abducted. The girl was last seen in the car outside the store about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday. The girl's 18-year-old cousin, Angelica Castillo, told police she discovered the child was missing when she returned to the car after buying a gallon of milk. (AP Photo/FBI)

By Beth Boehne

Story Created: Jun 25, 2009 at 4:53 PM EST

Story Updated: Jun 25, 2009 at 8:13 PM EST

HOBART, Ind. (AP) — A prosecutor says a body found in rural northern Indiana is believed to be that of a 2-year-old Portage girl who vanished more than a week ago.

Lake County Prosecutor Bernard Carter said he's quite certain that the body found Thursday afternoon in rural LaPorte County near the town of Otis, Ind., is that of Jada Justice.

But he said a formal identification still needs to be done. An autopsy is scheduled to be performed Friday on the body.

Justice was apparently abducted from a car June 16 while her 18-year-old cousin who was baby sitting her went into a convenience store in Gary.

Carter said two people are in custody in connection with the toddler's June 16 disappearance.

He said that charges are expected to filed Friday in the case.

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