Oklahoma Investigators Searching For Body Of Missing 4-Year-Old Girl

CYRIL, Oklahoma (AP) — An effort to find a lacking 4-year-old Oklahoma lady who authorities imagine was killed by a caretaker has change into a seek for her stays, officers mentioned Monday.

The seek for Athena Brownfield, lacking since final week, is now thought of a “restoration operation,” the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation mentioned in a information launch.

Authorities decided Athena was lacking after a postal provider discovered her 5-year-old sister wandering alone on Jan. 10 outdoors of the house of the couple who had been caring for the sisters in Cyril, a metropolis of round 800 folks situated about 70 miles (110 kilometers) southwest of Oklahoma Metropolis.

Ivon Adams, 36, was arrested Thursday in Phoenix and is awaiting extradition to Oklahoma. He faces prices of first-degree homicide and youngster neglect, in line with the OSBI.

Alysia Adams, 31, was arrested in Oklahoma and faces two counts of kid neglect. The OSBI mentioned she is said to the sisters.

Jail data don’t listing attorneys for both who might touch upon the accusations in opposition to them.

Areas of Caddo County, the place Cyril is situated, are being looked for Athena’s stays, the OSBI mentioned Monday. The company requested the the general public to not seek for Athena’s stays, saying that individuals might find yourself trespassing or contaminating potential proof.

The sisters’ organic mother and father have been interviewed by authorities and are cooperating with the investigation, the OSBI mentioned. Athena’s sister was taken into protecting custody.