Child Protective Services On Rescue After Two Kids Found Abandoned And Their Parents Absconding

The Rankin County Sheriff’s Department reported a case of child abandonment as they were alerted to two deserted kids near Azalea Court. Deputies who arrived at the situation described two black girls aged less than five years. Their parents were nowhere to be found.

The children have been entrusted to the care of the Mississippi Department of Child Protective Services. The Sheriff’s office has, in the meantime, declared that anyone with information about the two children should step forward and help with the case.

Authorities responded to a child abandonment call in the Castlewoods Subdivision on May 10 at 6:47 p.m. The two female children were dressed identically, wearing pink shirts with white bows, paired with pink and white skirts. The authorities could not confirm if they were twins.

Meanwhile, deputies spent hours combing the entire neighborhood trying to locate the parents of the two abandoned girls. However, they were unsuccessful, as a result of which the kids were taken into custody by the Child Protective Services.

The authorities are still investigating and have welcomed any intel regarding the absconding parents or further details about the kids. In a statement on their official social media handles, a note has been circulated about the incident, and the public has been urged to share any relevant information.

The Rankin County’s official statement read “Deputies and residents canvassed the neighborhood for several hours searching for the children’s parents, but were unsuccessful in locating them. The children have been taken into the custody of the MS Department of Child Protective Services (CPS).”

They further added, “If anyone recognizes this clothing description or if anyone has information about this investigation and the two children, please contact the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department at 601-825-1480.”

Rankin County, over the past few years, has noted multiple incidents of abandoned children. For instance, back in 2016, parents who stood accused of forsaking three of their kids under the age of 18 close to a highway. The minors were aged between 3 and 10 years old.

Eyewitnesses later revealed to the cops that the alleged parents simply left their kids and zoomed away in their vehicle on the highway. The kids simply wandered around the roadside for an hour before help arrived.

When the parents were contacted, the police demanded they return to the scene immediately. The couple refused, resulting in the authorities getting in touch with the paternal grandparents. The three children were placed in the custody of their elderly family members. Reports revealed that the three were unharmed and required no medical attention.

The parents, Keyundra Charon Battle Peels and Quincy Montanna, were declared wanted by the authorities. They were charged with child abandonment and desertion by the Rankin County Sheriff. If convicted in such cases, these actions could lead the parents to be jailed for approximately 17 years.