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Oklahoma woman traveling with 3 endangered kids arrested in Colorado Springs

A missing Oklahoma woman was arrested in Colorado Springs after authorities say they found her with three missing and endangered kids.

Danielle LeGrande, 30, was arrested Sunday after calling 911 and saying people were following her and trying to kill her, according to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. During the call, authorities say LeGrande made several incoherent statements before abruptly ending it.

A relative called the Sheriff’s Office shortly after and told authorities that she was the subject of an involuntary missing person alert, which was confirmed by the Tecumseh Police Department in Oklahoma.

Deputies began tracking LeGrande’s movements and traveled to her last known location in Cascade before ultimately finding her in Colorado Springs with an adult male and the three children, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

Everyone was found safe and unharmed.

LeGrande was transported to a local hospital for a mental health evaluation and later booked into the El Paso County jail on a no-bond warrant from the Tecumseh Police Department, the Sheriff’s Office said.

A father, LeGrande’s boyfriend, to one of the children was on scene and left with their child, the Sheriff’s Office said. The other two were placed in the care of the Colorado Department of Human Services.

LeGrande is being charged with child neglect and will be extradited back to Oklahoma, according to a news release written by investigators from the Tecumseh Police Department.

The incident escalated after LeGrande came to the Police Department on Oct. 27 to report alleged abuse of her two children by a family member.

However, investigators hadn’t found evidence of abuse. On Oct. 31, LeGrande came back to the station in Oklahoma for a follow-up meeting with her boyfriend, his son and her two kids. After the meeting, they all left together, and the investigation continued.

Later that night and into the early morning of the next day, investigators say LeGrande was uploading “concerning” posts to her social media accounts, including videos of her children showing a background that indicated they were no longer in Oklahoma.

LeGrande had also been sending messages to family and friends that led them to believe the children were in danger, according to investigators. Oklahoma authorities determined there was enough evidence to suggest the children were in danger and entered them into the national database as missing and endangered.



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