Missing Mother and Daughter Found, Mother Arrested

LONGVIEW � A mother, who was the object of a search by Gregg County authorities, has been arrested and her 4 year old daughter has been found safe. Late last week The Gregg County Sheriff�s Office asked for assistance in locating Ashley Elizabeth Harrell, 27, of San Augustine, and her daughter, Maddison McKay Harrell, 4. It was alleged that she took the girl in violation of a court order. She was charged with a felony offense of interference with child custody after a Gregg County court awarded custody of Maddison to another family. According to the sheriff department�s Face Book Page, she was arrested the past weekend in Sabine Parish, Louisiana. The little girl was found in Arkansas. The mother is now in the Gregg County Jail under a $50,000 bond.