AMELEAH KEGLEY - 5 yo - Mansfield OH

A 5-year-old girl that made headlines last week after she drove her
mother's car to the street - is now missing and police are looking for
her and her mother.

Mansfield Police say during a hearing in juvenile court Friday, the
court awarded temporary custody of Ameleah Kegley to her great
grandmother.

Police say they believe Ameleah’s mother, Christina Hunter slipped out of court and took her daughter - violating court order.

Captain Marijan Grogoza with the Mansfield Division of Police, says
they do not believe Ameleah is in danger and believe they're somewhere
in or near Galion.

“We activated the child is missing telephone notification for that
area to see if anybody had seen Ameleah and her mom,” said Captain
Grogoza.


Police say if Hunter doesn't surrender Ameleah, she could be looking at misdemeanor and felony charges.

Temporary custody was ordered to her great grandmother while
investigators look into the circumstances that allowed Ameleah to get
behind the wheel of a car before it backed down a sloped driveway,
stopping on grass across the street last week.

“We'd like to encourage Christina to cooperate with the police,
Richland County Children Services and the Richland County Juvenile Court
and bring Ameleah in,” said Grogoza. “Ameleah is going to stay with
her great grandmother for a few weeks until the courts can sort out some
of the life issues that might be going on in this relationship.”

If you any information on their whereabouts, call the Mansfield Division of Police 419-755-9724.

MANSFIELD, Ohio --

A 5-year-old girl who made headlines last week after she drove
her mother's car to the street was missing after she was to be removed
from her mother's custody. The girl was found safe early Saturday
evening.

Mansfield police said that during a hearing in juvenile court Friday,
the court awarded temporary custody of Ameleah Kegley to her great
grandmother.

Police said they believe Ameleah’s mother, Christina Hunter, slipped
out of court and took her daughter -- violating the court order.

Mansfield police reported that Ameleah's mom, accompanied by
attorneys, turned the little girl over to her great-grandmother
Saturday evening.

Captain Marijan Grogoza with the Mansfield Division of Police, said
they did not believe Ameleah was in danger and that her mother took her
somewhere in or near Galion.

Police say if Hunter didn't surrender Ameleah, she could have been looking at misdemeanor and felony charges.

Temporary custody was ordered to her great grandmother while
investigators look into the circumstances that allowed Ameleah to get
behind the wheel of a car before it backed down a sloped driveway,
stopping on grass across the street last week.

“We'd like to encourage Christina to cooperate with the police,
Richland County Children Services and the Richland County Juvenile Court
and bring Ameleah in," said Grogoza. "Ameleah is going to stay with her
great grandmother for a few weeks until the courts can sort out some of
the life issues that might be going on in this relationship."
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