The Centralia Police Department reports that the 5-year-old who went missing with her mother, who is not her legal guardian, last Friday was found in the Seattle area, according to a press release.
On June 24, Marigny-Gauge Laveau was reportedly taken from her legal guardian by Mahalia Laveau, 37, her biological mother.
According to the release, there is no evidence that Marigny-Gauge Laveau was harmed during the time she was missing.
A statewide search warrant for Mahalia Laveau was issued and on Wednesday the two were found in the Seattle area. Mahalia Laveau was arrested on suspicion of first-degree custodial interference and was booked into the Lewis County Jail at about 7:50 p.m. and her bail was set at $100,000, according to the Lewis County Jail roster.
