2 Missing Marina Del Rey Kids Found, Returned To Father

MARINA DEL REY, CA – A mother was arrested Saturday after allegedly not returning her two toddler sons to their father after an unsupervised visit, authorities said. The children were found in Phoenix, Arizona at their maternal grandmother's home.

Iman Milner, 27, was booked on suspicion of child abduction and violation of a court order, according to a press release from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Milner was being sought by authorities after the boys' father, who also has visitation rights, told authorities Tuesday evening that his sons were not returned to him after the visit with their mother that was scheduled from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., sheriff’s deputies said.

The children, identified as Noah Wisner, 2, and Seth Wisner, 4, are wards of the state of California, and were supposed to be returned to the Department of Children and Family Services after the visit, according to the Sheriff’s Department.

On Saturday at approximately 6:30 p.m., the Phoenix Police Department notified Marina Del Rey Station personnel that one of their officers made a traffic stop on the wanted suspect, but the two children weren't in the vehicle, sheriff's said.

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The Phoenix officer confirmed Milner was still wanted and she was arrested and booked for child abduction and violation of a court order. L.A. County Sheriff's Department Detective Williams, who was handling the case, contacted the boys' maternal grandmothers in Phoenix and she confirmed she had the children. She agreed to transport the kids from Phoenix to the Marina Del Rey station, and the boys were safely reunited with their father, authorities said.

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