OK - Woman charged with drugging and locking grandkids in dog cage - Oklahoma County, May 2025

[Clearsky]

Warr Acres grandmother charged after locking kids in dog cage, drugging them, police say

A metro grandmother accused of drugging and locking her two grandchildren in a dog cage was charged with child abuse and neglect.

www.newson6.com

Warr Acres Police arrested Davena Marx, 53, following a lengthy investigation that began in 2024.

 

[DS2021]

Classy

 

[tlcya]

In March of last year, a DHS case worker and police went to the apartment to investigate a tip of child abuse. Once inside, one of Marx’s grandchildren texted the social worker, "SHE IS MEAN TO US SHE IS VERY ABUSIVE." Once outside, away from her grandmother, the child sai,d "Memaw sells drugs and uses them. She makes us stay in the dog cage when she wants to go outside by herself." The child’s sibling claimed his Memaw gave him drugs he wasn't prescribed.
Warr Acres grandmother charged after locking kids in dog cage, drugging them, police say

She apparently petitioned the court for custody of the children, removing them from their mother, after her son (their father) Devyn Wayne Hinkle was killed in 2022. The custody case, was apparently initiated in June of 2023 [self edit - remove link to court case as it names minor children's bio mother who is not a suspect in this case]

by March of 2024 Marx was under investigation for this case involving her abusing the children.

Davena Marx FB

 

[Meitsyeah]

Just when you think things can't get any stranger MeMaw is caging grandkids to go get a fix........

 

[tlcya]

She was giving the children Seroquel to make them drowsy.

Quetiapine is an antipsychotic medication that treats several kinds of mental health conditions including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. It balances the levels of dopamine and serotonin in your brain. These hormones help regulate your mood, behaviors and thoughts. The brand name of this medication is Seroquel®.

I would love to know how this woman got custody? Was her case against their mother strong? I mean, dang. illicit drugs, dog cages, verbal abuse, and antipsychotics is where they landed.