Amber Alert for three missing children in Arizona canceled, mother arrested
Jul 10, 2017, 4:15 PM | Updated: Jul 11, 2017, 11:23 am
The suspect, Bedajii Harnesberry, is shown at left. The abducted children -- Parvati, Ramachandra and Malchiyah -- are shown from top to bottom, at right. (Amber Alert Photos)
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PHOENIX — An Amber Alert was canceled early Tuesday after three children allegedly taken from home were found by authorities, the Arizona Department of Public Safety said.
The children were located north of Globe, Ariz. on State Route 288 along with two others. They all appeared to be unharmed.
Suspect Bedajii Harnesberry, the mother of three of the children, was arrested.
The alert was issued Monday after the 33-year-old allegedly took 16-year-old Parvati, 14-year-old Ramachandra and 11-year-old Malchiyah from Marana, located about 90 miles south of Phoenix.
The children had last been seen at a home just before 11 a.m.
Harnesberry has mental health issues. Authorities said chemicals used to make chloroform were found in the home from which she allegedly abducted the children.
The children’s grandmother — who has legal custody of them — said she went to a neighbor’s for a short time after getting into an argument with Harnesberry. When she returned, she saw Malchiyah getting into a car driven by Harnesberry.
The grandmother attempted to stop Harnesberry from driving off. She said Harnesberry rammed her vehicle and drove away with the children.
Harnesberry had last been seen driving a green or tan four-door 2003 Ford Taurus station wagon with a paper license plate issued in New Mexico.
