Mother of Missing Idaho Children Arrested on Several Charges

Police arrested Lori Vallow, the mother of missing Idaho children Joshua “JJ” Vallow, 7, and Tylee Ryan, 17, months after the children disappeared. According to the Kauai Police Department, the charges included two felony counts of desertion and nonsupport of dependent children. She also faces charges of resisting or obstructing police officers, criminal solicitation to commit a crime, and contempt of court.

After missing a deadline to produce the children to child welfare workers before January 30th, Vallow was arrested on a warrant issued by Madison County, Idaho. According to police in Rexburg, Idaho, they “strongly believe that Joshua and Tylee's lives are in danger.”

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“We wish to thank the public for the massive outpouring of concern regarding this case,” Kauai Police Chief Todd Raybuck said. “We also want to thank everyone for their patience while investigators worked diligently to comprehensively gather everything they needed in order to obtain this arrest warrant.”

He added that there are currently no criminal charges against Vallow on Kauai.

Vallow and husband Chad Daybell “have been in Hawaii since leaving Idaho in November amid questions from police about the children. The children, originally from Arizona, were last seen this past September but were never reported missing,” reported Fox News.

Police said there was no indication the children were in Hawaii.