A girl needed in Arapahoe County in a baby custody case has been arrested in Texas and is awaiting extradition to Colorado.
Clarissa Gardette was taken into custody July 21 at a resort in Houston, in accordance with the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Workplace. She is being held on the Harris County jail on a number of warrants together with violation of kid custody, failure to look and contempt of courtroom.
Feminine Suspect within the Parental Kidnapping Arrested
On July 21, 2023, legislation enforcement was capable of monitor down the feminine suspect Clarissa Gardette to a resort within the Houston, Texas, space the place she was taken into custody.https://t.co/BvcfIRzJlY pic.twitter.com/zVJJgkJICM— Arapahoe Sheriff (@ArapahoeSO) July 27, 2023
The 4 lacking youngsters and Howard Myles, the noncustodial father of the siblings, stay at giant and are believed to be within the Houston or Baton Rouge, La., space the place each Gardette and Myles have household. Gardette is the kids’s mom.
Myles can be needed on warrants for alleged violation of kid custody and contempt of courtroom, the sheriff’s workplace mentioned. He could also be driving a gold 2005 Honda Pilot, or a gold Pontiac Grand Prix, circa 2004 to 2008, with a sunroof.
Myles earlier had a court-ordered go to and was suppose to return the kids — Jyron Gardette, 9; Jehoward Gardette, 6; Israel Gardette, 4; and Heaven Myles, 7 — on July 2 however didn’t present up, in accordance with the sheriff’s workplace.
The kids are believed to be at risk as a result of a historical past of neglect, youngster abuse, medicine, home violence, weapons fees and former endangerment, in accordance with an earlier information launch.
Anybody with info of the whereabouts of Myles or the kids is urged to name the sheriff’s workplace at 720-874-8477 or Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867 (STOP).