GUILTY OK - Miracle Lashay Crook, 3, & Tony Demone Crook, 2, Tulsa, 21 May 2020 *mom arrested*

[Edinlass]

Knowing our justice system, 2-5 years for neglect.

Oh dear god no!

 

[proctorelites]

If their mother ever snaps too (if she ever cared), she will be suicidal. People withdrawing from drugs can be evil...I hope they have a suicide vest ready and guards ready to do the rounds. This is horrible. Idk what theyd charge her with total disregard for human life, she may as well have walked them down to the water, tossed them in & walked away, the way this is unfolding.
I'm having a hard time understanding why the aunt didn't have them. If they were placed in her custody, she knew her sister would not or could not care for them. Where was everybody? Im just like wtf, everybody failed these children.

 

[Edinlass]

If their mother ever snaps too (if she ever cared), she will be suicidal. People withdrawing from drugs can be evil...I hope they have a suicide vest ready and guards ready to do the rounds. This is horrible. Idk what theyd charge her with total disregard for human life, she may as well have walked them down to the water, tossed them in & walked away, the way this is unfolding.
I'm having a hard time understanding why the aunt didn't have them. If they were placed in her custody, she knew her sister would not or could not care for them. Where was everybody? Im just like wtf, everybody failed these children.

Yup - from what I can gather apparently the aunt was at work and the grandfather should have been caring for the kids but he got in an argument with the mother and left the apartment, leaving those two kids to their own devices. It’s disgusting to be honest and I want to see them all charged with neglect!

 

[MissUnderstood]

How wide and deep is this creek? When I picture a creek it is small and not fast flowing. If they ended up in the water, how far could they have travelled? Is it deep enough that they would sink at first?

 

[madfrank]

Knowing our justice system, 2-5 years for neglect.

What's your basis for this knowledge, Oklahoma state law?

 

[cass523]

“Yes, I’m still hopeful. I just hope they still, not in this river, somebody got ‘em. I sure hope someone got ‘em. I’m praying hard that someone got them, they not in this river, in this water.” -Wanda Crook

Burt Mummolo on Twitter

 

[diggndeeperstill]

At the earlier conference with Chief today he mentioned it flowed into a couple different creeks. If I am looking at maps and pics right it starts out as a retention canal. I’m fact, I think Chief said it was man made. There was rain Friday I believe he said Friday anyway, and it would have been higher then. If you look at this tweet, you will see the area they went in.

Tiffany Alaniz on Twitter

UPDATE- @FOX23SaraWhaley has learned from investigators the children went through an opening in the fence to then walk down a set of stairs to the water at Mingo Creek. Investigators are still looking for Miracle and Tony’s bodies. Heartbreaking.
fox23.com/news/local/tul…

(photo of fence and stairs to creek/retention enclosed)

How wide and deep is this creek? When I picture a creek it is small and not fast flowing. If they ended up in the water, how far could they have travelled? Is it deep enough that they would sink at first?

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EY-8vwvX0AEPZLj?format=jpg&name=medium

 

[MsMarple]

What's your basis for this knowledge, Oklahoma state law?

The law is a bit vague. Donisha Williams is currently charged with Child Neglect - the statute isn't quoted in the online inmate search, it just says Child Neglect AFCF:
Index - Inmate Information Center

Looking at the statutes I found:
21 OK Stat § 21-843.5 (2016)
C. Any parent or other person who shall willfully or maliciously engage in child neglect shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections not exceeding life imprisonment, or by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one (1) year, or by a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) nor more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or both such fine and imprisonment. As used in this subsection, "child neglect" means the willful or malicious neglect, as defined by paragraph 47 of Section 1-1-105 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes, of a child under eighteen (18) years of age by another.
2014 Oklahoma Statutes :: Title 21. Crimes and Punishments :: §21-843.5. Child abuse - Child neglect - Child sexual abuse - Child sexual exploitation - Enabling - Penalties.

This is confusing as it says imprisonment not exceeding life but also says one year in county jail and a fine. Of course charges may change when the kids are found.

Some other possibilities could include second degree murder which seems to be akin to felony murder, manslaughter or other charges. Hopefully we'll know more in the next few days.

I'm going to assume the DA will bring the strongest charge they can against this mother - at least I hope so! All MOO.

 

[diggndeeperstill]

The law is a bit vague. Donisha Williams is currently charged with Child Neglect - the statute isn't quoted in the online inmate search, it just says Child Neglect AFCF:
Index - Inmate Information Center

Looking at the statutes I found:
21 OK Stat § 21-843.5 (2016)
C. Any parent or other person who shall willfully or maliciously engage in child neglect shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections not exceeding life imprisonment, or by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one (1) year, or by a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) nor more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or both such fine and imprisonment. As used in this subsection, "child neglect" means the willful or malicious neglect, as defined by paragraph 47 of Section 1-1-105 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes, of a child under eighteen (18) years of age by another.
2014 Oklahoma Statutes :: Title 21. Crimes and Punishments :: §21-843.5. Child abuse - Child neglect - Child sexual abuse - Child sexual exploitation - Enabling - Penalties.

This is confusing as it says imprisonment not exceeding life but also says one year in county jail and a fine. Of course charges may change when the kids are found.

Some other possibilities could include second degree murder which seems to be akin to felony murder, manslaughter or other charges. Hopefully we'll know more in the next few days.

I'm going to assume the DA will bring the strongest charge they can against this mother - at least I hope so! All MOO.

Did I read she had a suspended sentence as well?

 

[SAMS]

Brian Dorman on Twitter

Developing: Tulsa police have suspended the search for Miracle and Tony Crook for the night. The recovery mission will begin again first thing in the morning along Mingo Creek.

 

[SAMS]

Earlier tonight:

Burt Mummolo on Twitter
“ We’re looking through drainage pipes, we’re looking in trash cans, we’re looking anywhere.” -Lance Blades, search volunteer trying to find Miracle & Tony Crook. @KTULNews

 

[FLmom777]

Sorry but I'm confused.

The mother is "homeless" and didn't have custody of the children and yet, the mother was found passed out, on a couch, in an apartment somewhere. The children, of which the mother does not have custody, had the children in her care when they went missing.

Am I getting this right?

So who's apartment was she living in to begin with? Then, if she didn't have custody, why were the children with her at all?

The children's father is in jail?

An aunt has custody? What about Grandparents?

What a mess. Those poor children. I just can't imagine their living environment. So sad.

Also, the aunt with custody is the sister of the dad, not the mom.
Are the grandparents the moms parents or the dads parents? I’m not sure.

 

[HaikuMommy]

I can’t help but hope somehow they’ll turn up safe with some elderly lady who has taken care of them. I know it’s nearly impossible. But the alternative is too sad, and too infuriating.

 

[Steelslady]

The latest update about them holding hands and walking to the creek breaks my heart. I'm in tears.

I know. Poor babies, they deserved better than this.

It would be wonderful if they were found alive, but I know it's not a realistic scenario. Parents like this really tick me off.

 

[UnapologeticallyAspie]

I just cannot express in mere words how distressing & heart wrenching this is to me.

-And I cannot fathom how upsetting it is for their aunt and anyone else who gives a damn about Miracle and Tony, as well as other sleuthers.


My brother and sister endured child neglect (and child abuse) when my mother was an addict.


Crying for you two darlings. <3

 

[HayLouise]

This is so awful

 

[katydid23]

The bus line is right outside of the apartment complex. I haven’t heard about a vehicle.


I am really sick of these people who have custody of kids leaving them with bio parents when they aren’t supposed to and this happens! That is what I inferred from the press conference anyway. If this is the case, I hope charges get brought against that person as well.

YES. If you get mad at her, and so you want to walk away mad, that's fine----just take the babies with you, for their own safety. This is devastating. They are so little and so vulnerable.

 

[katydid23]

There were people on that trail today searching. It's a sidewalk/path that follows a ditch. Lot's of weeds and tall shrubs along the trail . There are businesses on the north side of the hwy east of the trail with dumpsters and I searched many of those.. I saw a business boarded up back there that I wanted to go check out tomorrow. There seems to be quite a few of homeless camps also.

PLEASE be careful, while searching, LuvDogs. Do you have any big protective dogs that can walk with you?

 

[katydid23]

So frustrating! I know in that press conference with police chief he said the complex cameras weren’t working. Now, they release a still image of those kids at 10:15 am, alone in the complex!
Tulsa police continue search for toddlers missing since Friday; Additional surveillance footage shows them alone

I am not sure that image came from cameras in the complex. It looks like it came from across the street -- maybe a ring camera or a dashboard cam?

 

[Flight154]

I'm sorry, but I put the blame on the Aunt that had custody. She knew the current situation, and the kids still ended up with their Mom. Maybe she doesn't understand that being a parent is a 24/7 hour job, and if that's the case she had no business having them. These kids were let down by their Mom, their Aunt, the system.... this whole situation was preventable...... IMO. If the Mom is charged with neglect, the Aunt should be as well.

I'm sure will say its mean or cold hearted to feel that way.... but these 2 little kids should be in a loving home right now, not lost on the streets.