January 17, 2023 3:08pm EST
Missing Oklahoma toddler Athena Brownfield killed on Christmas: court docs
Ivon Adams is charged with murder and child neglect while his wife, Alysia Adams, is charged with two counts of child neglect in Athena Brownfield case
By Audrey Conklin | Fox News
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT
Oklahoma investigators say a man charged with murdering 4-year-old Athena Brownfield — who was in the suspect's care when she went missing — allegedly killed her on Christmas and buried her body before fleeing to Arizona.
Authorities have charged Ivon Adams, 35, with first-degree murder and child neglect in connection with Athena's disappearance from Adams' home in Cyril, Oklahoma, and the girl's suspected death. His wife, 35-year-old Alysia Adams, is charged with two counts of child neglect.
"Alysia confessed that on Dec. 25, 2022, around midnight that night, Ivon beat [Athena] and held her by her arms, [Athena] was not moving and her eyes were barely open," Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) Special Agent Brenna Alvarez wrote in a probable cause affidavit filed in Caddo County. "He then laid her on the ground and punched her chest at least more three times after that. [Athena] never moved after that."
The alleged abuse occurred at the Adams' home at 225 West Nebraska Avenue in Cyril, Oklahoma.
Ivon left the residence with Athena afterward and later told Alysia that he buried her near the fence line of their old property in Rush Springs, Oklahoma, according to Alvarez.
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