Athena Brownfield, right, has been missing since January 6, according to police. She is shown with her older sister Adina, who was found wandering around outside the home the girls had been living in. Photo / Facebook
Two people have now been arrested in connection with the disappearance of Athena Brownfield, a 4-year-old Oklahoma girl whose 5-year-old sister was discovered wandering alone outside by a postal worker, state investigators said Friday.
Arizona authorities arrested 36-year-old Ivon Adams on Thursday, and he is being held in the Maricopa
County jail in Phoenix pending extradition to Oklahoma on one count of first-degree murder and one count of child neglect, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation said in a news release.
Authorities earlier arrested Alysia Adams, 31, on two counts of child neglect, the bureau said in a statement late Thursday. Alysia Adams, who the OSBI said is married to Ivon Adams, remained jailed in Oklahoma’s Caddo County on Friday.
The bureau released no further details about the arrests. It was not known if either Adams had an attorney to comment on their behalf. A bureau spokesperson did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment Friday.
The arrests are related to the search for Athena, who was reported missing Tuesday in Cyril, about 110km southwest of Oklahoma City, the bureau said.
