The biological mother and father of missing Oakville girl Oakley Carlson have yet to face charges in her disappearance.
On Sunday, though, Jordan Bowers was arrested for identity theft and fraud just after she was released following her sentence for child endangerment charges, according to the Grays Harbor County Sheriff’s Office.
Arrest warrants had been issued for three counts of first-degree identity theft and one count of second-degree identity theft.
Grays Harbor Sheriff’s Office detectives took her into custody and booked her into the Grays Harbor County Jail Sunday.
“These charges stem from complaints from multiple victims who experienced fraudulent banking activity,” according to the sheriff’s office. “After the investigation was completed Jordan Bowers was identified as the primary suspect.”
Andrew Carlson, Oakley’s biological father, was released from jail last year for child endangerment charges linked to another of their children being exposed to drugs.
Oakley’s biological parents, Jordan Bowers and Andrew Carlson, claim they last saw her on Nov. 30, 2021, but the last time detectives with the Grays Harbor County Sheriff’s Office can definitively confirm Oakley was seen alive was nine months prior, on Feb. 10, 2021.
They have not cooperated with the investigation into Oakley’s disappearance or with efforts to find her.
A reward fund for information leading to Oakley’s whereabouts had reached $80,000 as of early September.
The reward fund is managed by Light the Way Missing Persons Advocacy Project.
More information on Oakley’s case and opportunities to help with the search effort can be found at https://justiceforoakley.wixsite.com/home.
Anyone with information that could aid law enforcement in their search for Oakley is encouraged to contact the Grays Harbor Sheriff’s Office at 360-533-8765 or the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at 1-800-THE-LOST. To speak to a detective directly, contact Detective Sgt. Paul Logan at 360-964-1729 or email sodetectives@co.grays-harbor.wa.us.
