ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) – Two young girls who were reported missing from the home of their foster parents in St. Joseph County on Thursday have been found safe and sound.
St. Joseph County Sheriff Mark Lillywhite says deputies found the children at an apartment complex in Kalamazoo and that the biological mother was taken into custody.
He adds the girls have been turned over to representatives from the Department of Human Services.
Michigan State Police along with Sheriff’s Departments in Kalamazoo and Van Buren Counties and the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety all assisted in the search for the girls.
Authorities say 6-year-old Alexandra Jay Prewitt and 11-year-old Jerrica Hope Tucker went missing from the yard of their foster parents on Thomas Court near Center Court in Centreville around 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 4.
The Michigan State Police said their biological mother, Samantha Hope Prewitt, lost rights to the girls and had recently threatened to take them as they played outside.
