TANNER LYNN HORNER

Prosecutors charged the FedEx driver, arrested earlier this month and accused of killing a 7-year-old girl, with the alleged sexual assault of a minor, jail

>> Read more trending newsAccording to court documents, Jacob Strand, the father of Athena Strand, filed the lawsuit Tuesday in Wise County District Court in Decatur and lists Tanner Lynn Horner, FedEx and Big Topspin as the defendants, KTVT reported. Jacob Strand is seeking more than $1,000,000 in damages and a trial by jury, according to WFAA-TV. BREAKING: #AthenaStrand’s father has filed a lawsuit against @FedEx and the Dallas contractor who hired Tanner Horner to deliver packages for the company. (@wfaa) pic.twitter.com/ETFiXF94vL — Matt Howerton (@HowertonNews) December 14, 2022Horner is accused of kidnapping and then killing Athena Strand on Nov. 30. The lawsuit alleges that FedEx and Big Topspin, the contractor who hired Horner, were negligent and failed to properly supervise and investigate Horner’s past, KXAS-TV reported.

The FedEx driver accused of abducting and killing a 7-year-old girl in Texas last week has told authorities that he strangled her after accidentally hitting her with his van while making a delivery at her home.

A FedEx driver accused of kidnapping and then killing a 7-year-old girl in Texas told authorities that he strangled her after accidentally hitting her with his van while making a delivery at her home, according to an arrest warrant. https://t.co/l5Vd9rIw19 pic.twitter.com/zeO9K71Vj2 — Wise County Messenger (@WCMessenger) December 8, 2022The arrest affidavit, which was released Thursday, stated that Horner panicked and put the girl in his van. Strand was talking to Horner and told him her name, according to The Associated Press. “(Horner) stated he attempted to break Athena’s neck to kill her,” the Messenger reported, citing the warrant. An FBI employee viewed the one-minute video clips and said he saw the driver had taken a girl who looked like Strand in his van, the affidavit stated.

A FedEx driver panicked after striking a 7-year-old girl in Texas with his work van and threw her in the truck, where he killed her, authorities said.

The FedEx driver accused of abducting and killing a 7-year-old girl last week in Texas told authorities that he strangled her after accidentally hitting her with his van while making a delivery at her home, according to an arrest warrant obtained Thursday. Tanner Lynn Horner, 31, told investigators that Athena Strand wasn't seriously hurt after he hit her while backing up, but he panicked and put her in his van. The warrant said Horner took investigators to where he'd left Athena's body. Working with employees from the contracting company that was delivering packages for FedEx, investigators determined which van and driver made the delivery, the warrant said. The warrant said that when investigators located Horner, he told them Athena was dead and confessed.

The FedEx driver accused of abducting and killing a 7-year-old girl last week in Texas told authorities that he strangled her after accidentally hitting her with his van while making a delivery at her home, according to an arrest warrant obtained Thursday. Tanner Lynn Horner, 31, told investigators that Athena Strand wasn't seriously hurt after he hit her while backing up, but he panicked and put her in his van. He said she was talking to him and told him her name, according the warrant. The warrant said Horner took investigators to where he'd left Athena's body. Gandy said that Athena had been set to return home to her in Oklahoma after Christmas break.

The mother of a 7-year-old girl who authorities say was abducted and killed by a FedEx driver said she wanted everyone to know about the "amazing little girl" who would have received the Christmas present that driver dropped off the day she disappeared. “I was robbed of watching her grow up,” Maitlyn Gandy told those gathered at a Thursday news conference in Decatur, Texas. Tanner Lynn Horner, a 31-year-old FedEx delivery driver, confessed to killing Athena and told authorities where to find her body, Wise County Sheriff Lane Akin has said. The sheriff has said they knew early on that a delivery had been made at the girl’s home at about the same time that she disappeared. At a vigil Tuesday night in Paradise, many of the mourners gathered to remember Athena wore pink.

The FedEx driver accused of abducting and killing a 7-year-old girl last week in Texas told authorities that he strangled her after accidentally hitting her with his van while making a delivery at her home, according to an arrest warrant obtained Thursday. Tanner Lynn Horner, 31, told investigators that Athena Strand wasn't seriously hurt after he hit her while backing up, but he panicked and put her in his van. The warrant said Horner took investigators to where he'd left Athena's body.

The Texas sheriff handling the investigation into the homicide of Athena Strand, a 7-year-old girl, tells Fox News Digital his office is pursuing the death penalty for the suspect.

Texas girl Athena Strand was murdered allegedly at the hands of a FedEx driver. Fox News Digital examined other crimes allegedly carried out by drivers and how a company hires them.

Neighbors on Monday tied bows and balloons to their homes in memory of Athena Strand, who loved the color pink.

The grandfather of Athena Strand, a 7-year-old girl kidnapped and killed in Texas allegedly by FedEx driver Tanner Lynn Horner, said he forgave his granddaughter's accused murderer.

One neighbor said she started to shake all over and didn’t sleep at all Friday night after learning Horner is accused of kidnapping and killing Athena Strand.

PARADISE, Texas — (AP) — A 7-year-old Texas girl has been found dead, two days after being reported missing, and a FedEx delivery driver arrested in her death, authorities said. The body of Athena Strand was found Friday and Tanner Lynn Horner, 31, was arrested on kidnapping and murder charges after confessing to killing the girl and telling authorities where to find her body, according to Wise County Sheriff Lane Akin. Horner did not know the girl's family, according to Akin, who declined to discuss a motive for the crime. “We really can't get into the content of the confession, but I will say we have a confession” from Horner, Akin said. Her body was found near the town of Boyd, about 6 miles (9.6 kilometers) southeast of Paradise, a town of about 475 people, Akin said.

A 7-year-old Texas girl has been found dead two days after being reported missing, and a FedEx driver who made a delivery to her home shortly before she disappeared was arrested in her death.

Texas 7-year-old Athena Strand was found dead more than two days after she went missing. A suspect is in custody and has been charged with capital murder and aggravated kidnapping.

Tanner Horner does not appear to have a prior criminal record in Tarrant or Wise counties.