Oklahoma Mother Arrested for Allegedly Trading Missing Daughter for Drugs

Ashley Rowland faces child abandonment charges after admitting to giving her 2-year-old daughter to a man during a 2022 drug deal.

Authorities in Oklahoma have charged Ashley Rowland, 39, with child abandonment related to her daughter's disappearance in 2022.
Rowland reportedly told police she handed her daughter to a man named 'Carlos' while buying methamphetamine.
The child, who would be 5 years old now, has not been seen since the alleged incident occurred.
The Oklahoma Department of Human Services was unable to locate the child when they attempted to take custody in April 2023.
Police are actively searching for the missing girl, and Rowland is being held on a $3,000 bond.