A two-year-old Harrisville girl was in good condition seven hours after she was taken
from a day care center in Ritchie County. State Trooper A. M. Pringle said multiple
charges are pending against her mother, former Calhoun resident Jessica Lynn
Richards.
Authorities said, Small Beginnings Daycare called 911 when Brandwyn Faith Elliott, who is two and
one-half, was taken from the center last week. Police said the mother violated a
domestic violence protective order.
State Police notified the girl's father Paul Elliott of Harrisville, and several officers
began a search for the infant. Trooper Pringle said officers thought Ms. Richards was
headed toward Calhoun where she had family ties, but she was later found in
Braxton County.
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