Full hearing: Mother, son charged in London Thomas murder case appear in court

The mother and son charged in the murder of London Thomas appeared in court on Friday. Jalen Pendergrass, 23, and Charla Pendergrass, 49, were charged with second-degree murder and tampering with evidence. Thomas was found dead in Southfield on April 26, two weeks after she had been reported missing. She was last seen when she was dropped off at her boyfriend’s house on Carlysle Street in Inkster on April 5. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said Jalen and Thomas were in a relationship, but it had ended at the time she arrived at the house in Inkster.