( CNN ) -- A suspect was arrested Wednesday night in connection with the death of Little Rock , Arkansas , television news anchor Anne Pressly , police said . Anne Pressly , 26 , was a popular morning news anchor at KATV-TV in Little Rock , Arkansas . Curtis Lavell Vance , 28 , was arrested at a Little Rock home soon after investigators named him as a suspect . CNN affiliate KATV-TV in Little Rock reported that police were tipped off to Vance 's location after investigators publicly identified him as a suspect at a news conference . `` We went there and he 's in custody , '' said Lt. Terry Hastings , a police spokesman . Little Rock Police Chief Stuart Thomas did not say what led investigators to name Vance as a suspect , but he said it was `` a very , very solid case due to solid detective work . '' Pressly , 26 , was found beaten at her home in October . The KATV anchor had been beaten around her face and upper body . She died days later in a hospital . She had been sedated and unable to speak to police or family members , and suffered massive brain swelling , her family said . Her condition had seemed to be improving shortly before her death . Police earlier said Pressly might have been the victim of a burglary because her purse was missing . Her credit card was used at a gas station sometime this week , police said . Pressly 's left hand was broken , possibly as she tried to fight off her attacker . During the investigation , detectives combed the area around Pressly 's home in the Heights neighborhood , a mix of bungalows and mansions near the Little Rock Country Club . A $ 30,000 reward , established by KATV , was offered to anyone providing information leading to the arrest of Pressly 's attacker .
NEW : Arkansas , Little Rock , police chief says he has `` solid case '' against suspect . Curtis Lavell Vance , days later , arrested late Wednesday in death of TV news anchor . Little Rock Police anchor Anne Pressly was 28 . She was severely beaten in her home , died days later at hospital .