The mother of a 2-year-old girl reported missing at a Central Texas park has been arrested and accused of making false statements to police. Meanwhile, police searching for the woman's daughter said the child's clothing was found in a dumpster.
College Station police say 21-year-old Tiaundra Kae Christon, of Bryan, was charged Monday with abandoning/endangering a child and making a false report.
Christon on Sunday morning reported her 2-year-old daughter Hazana Anderson was missing from Gabbard Park in College Station.
Police said Christon told them she left her daughter in a stroller as she went to her vehicle to get a bottle. When she returned Hazana was missing from her stroller.
The park includes a pond and a playground.
Investigators said Christon allegedly placed her daughter "near a body of water" -- a potential safety risk.
KBTX-TV reported College Station police said the girl's clothing was found in a black bag in a trash bin along with another item they did not identify. According to KBTX, Christon confirmed the clothes were the ones her daughter was wearing but that she didn't know anything about the unidentified object. Police, according to KBTX, said evidence suggested Christon handled the items.
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Online records from the Brazos County Jail didn't list an attorney for Christon, whose bond was $250,000 -- $200,000 for abandoning and endangering a child and $50,000 giving false information to police.
