Authorities have issued an Amber Alert for three Marysville children and their parents, who may be heading to South Carolina to keep the children from CPS custody.
The children are 9-year-old Kali Drakeford, 8-year-old Ashton Drakeford, and 6-year-old Cursten Drakeford.
The children may be with Ashley Todd, a 29-year-old white woman with brown hair and blue eyes. She is believed to be 5 ft and 5 in, weighing 220 lbs; Curtis Drakeford, a 33-year-old black man with black hair and brown eyes. He is believed to be 5 ft and 11 in, weighing 240 lbs.
Authorities said they may be traveling in a 1998 Silver Pontiac Grand Am, Washington license AGJ9693.
CPS is concerned that the children are in danger because of a history of domestic violence between the parents. Both parents have mutual restraining orders which have been served.
Drakeford was charged in 2010 with hitting the children with his fists and molesting children from another relationship. He also has an assault charge against him from an incident in Everett in January and a court order that forbids him from being around the children.
Todd was sentenced to a year in jail in September for violation of a no contact order, but it's unclear if she served any of the sentence. Her criminal record also includes theft and assault.
Authorities said CPS received a call from someone who reported the mother said she and the father were taking the children to South Carolina, in violation of a CPS order.
Police said they have family in South Carolina, and they also have friends and family in Washington state.
Todd's Facebook profile says her current city is Seattle but her hometown is Charleston, South Carolina. On March 14, Todd wrote she was so excited to get her kids back and said it's important to remember not to take things for granted.
CPS confirmed Todd was home in Marysville with her children at 10 p.m. on Monday at an apartment complex in the 1300 block of Cedar Street where they live.
Marysville police said the children are dependants of the state.
"They were placed with the biological mother on a temporary basis as part of a program in which the state retains custody of the children who are reintroduced to the home on a temporary trial placement in which strict conditions must be met by the parent," police said in a news release. "In this case the children were temporarily placed in the home under the condition the biological father was not present at any time. Child Protective Services developed information the father was in the home and were in the process of revoking the trial placement when the parents fled with the children."
Police asked anyone who knows where the Drakeford children are to contact Marysville police detectives at 360-363-8300 or call 911.
Pipes FC said
4:55 PM, 06/13/12
This weekend we had a mega church Reverend get arrest for disciplining his spoiled brat daughter cause she wanted to go to a party. Now we have a Mother and father kidnapping there own kids. Anything to destroy a family. Now lets all be on the look out and help these kids get put into the state custody.
Uke said
5:05 PM, 06/13/12
The TV keeps... There it is again... Report is that police believe the family in question may have already left Washington. One recent report said the vehicle was seen just across the state line in N. Idaho. Our concern is for the kids.
Hopefully the parents will be apprehended before harm comes to the kids! Please be aware of the description of the car, and the Washington plates!
1998 Silver Pontiac Grand Am, Washington license AGJ9693.
Thanks!
Snippy said
5:08 PM, 06/13/12
A Silver Pontiac Gran Am just drove by here.
Pipes FC said
5:28 PM, 06/13/12
The children will be safe when they have every police gun in Idaho drawing down on them. Once they're split up and thrown into foster care we can all go back to our normal lifes.
Posted: 9:50 p.m. Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Amber Alert issued for Marysville family
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Authorities have issued an Amber Alert for three Marysville children and their parents, who may be heading to South Carolina to keep the children from CPS custody.
The children are 9-year-old Kali Drakeford, 8-year-old Ashton Drakeford, and 6-year-old Cursten Drakeford.
The children may be with Ashley Todd, a 29-year-old white woman with brown hair and blue eyes. She is believed to be 5 ft and 5 in, weighing 220 lbs; Curtis Drakeford, a 33-year-old black man with black hair and brown eyes. He is believed to be 5 ft and 11 in, weighing 240 lbs.
Authorities said they may be traveling in a 1998 Silver Pontiac Grand Am, Washington license AGJ9693.
CPS is concerned that the children are in danger because of a history of domestic violence between the parents. Both parents have mutual restraining orders which have been served.
Drakeford was charged in 2010 with hitting the children with his fists and molesting children from another relationship. He also has an assault charge against him from an incident in Everett in January and a court order that forbids him from being around the children.
Todd was sentenced to a year in jail in September for violation of a no contact order, but it's unclear if she served any of the sentence. Her criminal record also includes theft and assault.
Authorities said CPS received a call from someone who reported the mother said she and the father were taking the children to South Carolina, in violation of a CPS order.
Police said they have family in South Carolina, and they also have friends and family in Washington state.
Todd's Facebook profile says her current city is Seattle but her hometown is Charleston, South Carolina. On March 14, Todd wrote she was so excited to get her kids back and said it's important to remember not to take things for granted.
CPS confirmed Todd was home in Marysville with her children at 10 p.m. on Monday at an apartment complex in the 1300 block of Cedar Street where they live.
Marysville police said the children are dependants of the state.
"They were placed with the biological mother on a temporary basis as part of a program in which the state retains custody of the children who are reintroduced to the home on a temporary trial placement in which strict conditions must be met by the parent," police said in a news release. "In this case the children were temporarily placed in the home under the condition the biological father was not present at any time. Child Protective Services developed information the father was in the home and were in the process of revoking the trial placement when the parents fled with the children."
Police asked anyone who knows where the Drakeford children are to contact Marysville police detectives at 360-363-8300 or call 911.
Hopefully the parents will be apprehended before harm comes to the kids! Please be aware of the description of the car, and the Washington plates!
1998 Silver Pontiac Grand Am, Washington license AGJ9693.
Thanks!