[Warning: Potentially Triggering Content] There has been a very tragic update in the search for missing child Athena Brownfield.
In court documents obtained by KSWO on Tuesday, authorities believe the 4-year-old girl from Cyril, Oklahoma was killed by her caretaker on Christmas day. Ivon Adams was charged with one count of first-degree murder and child neglect for allegedly beating the young girl to her death.
He was arrested on Thursday in Arizona and will be extradited back to Oklahoma to face these charges. He is being held on a $1 million bond.
His wife, Alysia Adams, is also facing two counts of felony child neglect. She is accused of failing to properly care for the girls while also “failing to protect [Athena] from physical abuse” by her husband, according to documents filed in Caddo County District Court via CNN.
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