Where is Oaklee Snow? Seminole County toddler still missing after mother arrested

Jessie Christopher Smith, Oklahoman
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Oaklee Snow
Oaklee Snow

CROMWELL ― Authorities are still searching for a missing Seminole County 2-year-old after her mother was arrested in North Carolina.

Officials say Oaklee Mae Snow, of Cromwell, was last seen on Feb. 9. She stands about 2 feet tall, has blonde hair and blue eyes, and weighs about 40 pounds.

Authorities believe her mother, 22-year-old Madison Marshall, took Oaklee to Indianapolis on Jan. 19, along with Oaklee's 7-month-old brother, Coleton, and Marshall's boyfriend, 25-year-old Roan Waters.

Child protective service agents said Coleton had been found abandoned in Indiana and he was returned to his father, Zachary Snow.

Marshall was arrested in North Carolina on charges of neglect of a dependent. Oaklee has not been found despite multiple interviews between Marshall and authorities.

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Oaklee Snow, of Cromwell, has blonde hair and blue eyes. According to her father, Zachary Snow, she was last seen on Jan. 19. It is believed she made her way to Indianapolis with her mother, Madison Marshall.
Oaklee Snow, of Cromwell, has blonde hair and blue eyes. According to her father, Zachary Snow, she was last seen on Jan. 19. It is believed she made her way to Indianapolis with her mother, Madison Marshall.

Court documents: Boyfriend and mother stayed in Indianapolis 'drug house'

On March 3, police in Colorado arrested Waters for an outstanding warrant on charges of child abuse and domestic assault and battery in the presence of a minor in Oklahoma, records state.

Waters told detectives he had traveled from Oklahoma with Marshall and her two children in his blue Dodge Durango. After reaching Indianapolis, they stayed at a "trap house" so he and Marshall could use drugs, according to a probable cause affidavit.

Waters said they made the decision to abandon Coleton at an Indianapolis residence and take Oaklee with them, records show.

Waters said a family member recovered Coleton from the Indianapolis house and turned him over to the Indiana Department of Child Services, according to an affidavit.

J.T. Palmer, an investigator with the Seminole County Sheriff's Office, told K-FOR Tuesday that witnesses saw Oaklee being carried out of what he was told was a “crack house" on Feb. 9.

“They described it as she was either asleep or unconscious. She wasn’t moving,” said Palmer. “She was wrapped in a blanket.”

Snow said Marshall may have taken Oaklee to an Indiana hospital for a medical emergency, but family and friends told officials no hospital they've contacted in the state showed any record of her.

“We have no knowledge of where she's at," Palmer said. "We just know that she did not make it to the hospital that night."

Waters was unwilling to provide authorities information about where they could find Oaklee, records state.

Marshall, Waters arrested

Waters was booked into the Arapahoe County Detention Center on a fugitive of justice felony charge with a $10,000 bond.

Working with the FBI, detectives also arrested Marshall in southern Harnett County, North Carolina, last Thursday, after the Harnett County Sheriff's Office received an anonymous tip. She was booked into the Harnett County Detention Center as a fugitive with a secured $80,000 bond and is awaiting extradition.

Investigators with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department declined to comment on the case, but the Seminole County Sheriff's Office said it is forwarding all tips to the agency.

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Who to call if you see missing toddler Oaklee Snow

People with any information on the case are encouraged to contact the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department's Missing Persons Unit at 317-327-6160, or call Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477.

Tips also can be submitted to www.CrimeTips.org or via a mobile P3tips app for Apple or Android phones. Tipsters can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $1,000 if the information leads to an arrest.

IndyStar reporters John Tufts, Jake Allen and Sarah Nelson contributed to this report.

Update: An earlier version of this story misspelled Coleton Snow's name and misstated the date of Roan Waters' arrest.

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