Missing Oklahoma children recovered after woman arrested in Colorado

Three missing Oklahoma children are safe after authorities confirmed missing Oklahoma children recovered after woman arrested in Colorado — and the 30-year-old woman involved is now being held with no bail pending extradition.

Officials say Danielle Legrande contacted law enforcement in El Paso County, Colorado, making incoherent claims that someone was following her and trying to kill her.

Missing Oklahoma children recovered after woman arrested in Colorado

The children were listed as missing and endangered from Oklahoma. Authorities quickly confirmed two children have been placed into DHS custody and the third child was released to their father.

Extradition underway

Legrande is currently being held without bail in Colorado. She will be returned to Oklahoma once the extradition process is completed and the legal transport order is executed.

Interstate coordination

Colorado authorities say the recovery demonstrates the critical value of cross-state law enforcement communication during high-risk child location events. Interstate child recovery procedure has become faster and more standardized because of immediate cross jurisdiction alert networks.

Public safety priority

Officials say the priority in these cases is always to rapidly verify child safety before any criminal procedural timeline begins. Agencies say this case shows that abnormal or unstable distress calls often lead to legitimate recoveries.

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