A second person was arrested in connection with the disappearance of a 4-year-old girl in Oklahoma, authorities say.
Ivon Adams, 36, was taken into custody in Arizona. Jail records in Maricopa County show that he was booked Thursday on a fugitive from justice charge. He is waiting for extradition to Oklahoma, theHis arrest comes one day after the agency announced that Alysia Adams, 31, was taken into custody. They are both described as being the caregivers of Athena Brownfield, who was reported missing Tuesday after a postal worker found her 5-year-old sister wandering alone in Cyril.
Penny Brownfield, Athena’s paternal grandmother, said the little girl’s disappearance has been “quite a blow.” She said she was desperate for any information about Athena’s whereabouts. “She’s not just going to vanish,” she said.
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