OAK CREEK, WI (WSAU) – The Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office is reviewing possible charges against a 43-year-old woman for taking her four-year-old granddaughter for several days without permission.
Kristen Smith was found safe over the weekend, and Oak Creek Police arrested her grandmother, Kelly Smith. The grandmother was only supposed to take the little girl out for ice cream last Tuesday and never brought her back home that night. Family members say there was a time when the grandmother had temporary custody of the girl.
Kelly Smith’s estranged husband, who is also the little girl’s adopted father, is upset no AMBER Alert was issued during the time the girl was missing. Police say there was no indication that the child was in danger, which is the criteria for the alert. He says he called 911 and said he knew right away something wasn’t right.
The Milwaukee County DAs office is reviewing the case for charges.
The MetroSource news wire contributed to this report.
