RAVEN YATES is wanted by police after allegedly leaving her home, and her two children alone inside in September 2022.
There has been an arrest warrant issued for Yates. But what do we know about the incident?
Who is Raven Yates?
Raven Yates is a mother-of-two from Roman Forest, Texas.
There is a warrant out for her arrest, after leaving two of her children alone and allegedly abandoning them.
What did Raven Yates do?
Yates is wanted by police for allegedly abandoning her children for two months, leaving them alone with barely any food.
The mother reportedly left the children alone in late September and they weren’t discovered until nearly two months later.
The children, a 12-year-old daughter and a three-year-old son, had not been enrolled in school during the time they lived in Texas.
“No food in the house; everything was empty,” said Roman Forest police chief, Stephen Carlisle.
“There were some dry beans and spices. That was it.”
Investigators said the fridge and cabinets were nearly empty and the toddler’s room smelled like heavy urine.
Despite a warrant being out for her arrest, Yates has continued to post actively on social media to her thousands of followers.
“A 12-year-old cannot take care of a 3-year-old for a long period of time, especially over a month and a half,” said Carlisle.
“It’s dangerous and irresponsible of a parent. Without medical supplies or ways to get food, that’s very dangerous.”
The warrant is out for two counts of abandoning or endangering a child without intent to return.
Along with another child, her 14-year-old daughter, they have now been reunited, and are safe with a family member.
When was Raven Yates last seen?
Yates has not been heard from since an arrest warrant was issued for her by Roman Forest police on December 6, 2022.
However, family members spotted Yates in Mobile, Alabama without the children and contacted the child’s father.
The children have different fathers, but the one contacted travelled to Texas from California, and contacted the police when he found out about their living conditions.
