SEARCH IS ON
Oakley Carlson’s dad sentenced as search continues for missing 5-year-old whose sister ‘says was eaten by wolves’
THE father of Oakley Carlson has been sentenced to one year in jail for endangering the five-year-old missing girl's older sister.
Andrew Carlson pleaded guilty to child endangerment as the search continues for his younger daughter, whose sister allegedly told cops was eaten by wolves.
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The two child endangerment charges involved exposing his children to methamphetamine.
The father received the maximum sentence, but could be freed as early as August, as reported by .
A chemical dependency hearing has been scheduled for Carlson in September.
Pending this hearing, he is not allowed to have contact with anyone under 18 except his children.
Andrew said he regretted his "failing as a father" before sentencing on Monday in Grays Harbor County in Washington state.
“I haven’t done a lot of things correctly for the past seven years or so," he continued.
"I’m very ready to turn that around, and if I can’t be a father to my children, then I can at least be an example that they can look at and say that I did the right thing.”
Oakley's mother Jordan Bowers is expected to stand trial for similar charges after rejecting a deal and pleading not guilty.
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The parents, however, have not been charged in relation to Oakley's disappearance; the girl hasn't been seen since 2019, when she was returned to her biological parents.
The search for Oakley began after a concerned citizen requested that authorities do a wellness check on the child, according to reports.
Court documents reveal that Oakley's siblings shared concerning information with the detective regarding their sister's disappearance.
The missing child's sister claimed "her mother Jordan has told her not to talk about Oakley" and the mother also said, "she had gone out into the woods and had been eaten by wolves."
Oakley's nine-year-old brother said he "has witnessed Jordan beat Oakley with a belt and has been worried about her starving."
Jordan has a criminal history that includes felony convictions for drugs and theft, .
The father, Andrew, is a former Aberdeen Police Officer who was decommissioned in 2017 for making a false and misleading statement.
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Oakley's foster parents, who have not seen her in two years, felt that the decision to send her back to the birth parents was "rushed."
Foster mother Jamie Jo Hiles said she told social services the placement was not safe.
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Oakley was returned to her biological parents in November 2019.
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Her foster parents said the last time they saw Oakley alive was at the end of November 2021.
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