Missing Manatee County children found in Georgia, mother arrested
BRADENTON, Fla. - Two missing children from Manatee County are safe and their mother is in custody after being found in Georgia on Monday, according to the sheriff's office.
Deputies say Lachina Cropes, 40, pepper sprayed the foster parents of her two sons on Sunday in the Bradenton area, then drove away with the kids.
Cropes does not have custody of the children, according to deputies.
Previous photo of Lachina Cropes courtesy of the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.
Investigators say the children were not physically harmed and are being returned to foster care in Manatee County.
Cropes faces charges of interference with child custody.
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