Oklahoma police arrested the caretaker of two kids that went missing.
The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation took control of the caretaker, identified as Alysia Adams, 31 years old, and charged her with two counts of neglecting the welfare of a child.
In the state of Oklahoma, it was reported that two young children had gone missing. According to the story, Alysia Adams and her husband were the ones responsible for taking care of the two little girls.
Arresting Caretaker
The caretaker of a 4-year-old girl who was reported missing in Oklahoma has been taken into custody by the police. According to ABC, Alysia Adams, age 31, was detained on Thursday afternoon and charged with two counts of child neglect.
According to the official Facebook post of OSBI, the agency was able to make an arrest in the Athena Brownfield missing child investigation just two days after being requested to aid with the investigation.
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The search for Athena Brownfield was initiated by the local authorities on Tuesday afternoon.
The police were notified about the missing kids in the small town of Cyril, Oklahoma. The community and the legal responders were then deployed to investigate and search for the missing kids.
However, at around 2 p.m. local time, a postal carrier reported that he found a 5-year-old missing kid nearby the residence of the caretaker wandering alone in the street.
The police first thought they had already found the missing child; it was not until the 5-year-old sister was found that they realized they were searching for two kids.
While the 5-year-old sister was already located, the search for the younger sister, Athena Brownfield, still continues.
According to NBC News, Since Tuesday, several entities from the law enforcement community have been searching for Athena Brownfield.
Brook Arbeitman, a spokesperson for the agency, stated that there is currently an active and ongoing investigation into her whereabouts.
Additionally, he claimed that the authorities were unable to comment on the possibility that the husband of Alysia Adams could also be arrested.
Arbeitman continued by saying that determining who was to blame was the next step; their first priority right now is finding the missing girl.
Missing 4-Year-Old-Girl
Arbeitman told reporters on Wednesday that the sister, who is 5 years old and was not in need of medical care when she was located, is currently in the protective custody of the state.
Furthermore, the authorities are doing their duty to locate the missing 4-year-old. The OSBI is investigating every tip that comes in, even those that come from other states outside Oklahoma.
Analysts are examining security footage from all over Cyril and looking for any other evidence that may be able to assist in locating Athena in an effort to discover any hints that may lead them to her whereabouts.
Athena has been characterized as having blue eyes, light brown hair, and a height of three feet. She weighs 45 pounds.
She was last seen in a pink butterfly sweater with a matching pair of pink trousers.
According to Fox News, on Thursday, a deputy with the Caddo County Sheriff's Office stated that the disappearance of the girl could have occurred as early as January 6.
A grid search was carried out throughout the entirety of the town by the local volunteers, Oklahoma Highway Patrol, and the Emergency Response Team.
