This is a really good article it goes more in depth of Leggs history:
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Kidnapping suspect denied bail; sheriff calls for death penalty
Thomas Leggs Jr. was last accused of burglary incident at Worcester home in September
By Sharahn D. Boykin Staff Writer December 29, 2009
SALISBURY -- A 30-year-old dual-state registered sex offender charged in the kidnapping of a Salisbury girl found dead Christmas Day was denied bail at a court hearing Monday.
Thomas James Leggs Jr., of the 30400 block of Bennett Road, was charged with burglary and two counts of kidnapping Dec. 24 after 11-year-old Sarah Haley Foxwell was abducted from her home.
Foxwell, a sixth-grade Wicomico Middle School student, was reported missing by family members Dec. 23, according to police.
Leggs was represented by an attorney from the Public Defender's Office, Arch McFadden, and did not speak during Monday's court proceedings, according to prosecutors.
"If there's ever a case that screams for the death penalty, it's this case," said Wicomico County Sheriff Mike Lewis during a news conference Monday. "We all believe this case screams for the death penalty."
Wicomico County State's Attorney Davis Ruark said he agreed with Lewis, but reminded the media that Leggs has not been charged with murder at this time.
Ruark expects Leggs to be charged with murder within the next 30 to 45 days because the investigation is continuing and the autopsy report has not yet been completed.
Investigators from the Wicomico Bureau of Investigation charged Leggs after a juvenile witness reported seeing Foxwell and the defendant together when the juvenile woke up during the night, according to charging documents. Foxwell and the witness knew Leggs because he dated the victim's aunt, Amy Fothergill, for a short time a month or so before the girl's disappearance.
http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/...t-denied-bail-sheriff-calls-for-death-penalty