Search continues for missing child, two arrested, police say

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - On Wednesday, the Oklahoma City Police Department confirmed two people have been arrested regarding a missing and endangered five-year old who was last seen April 2022.

Officials say the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) discovered a five-year-old named London Kerr missing from an apartment complex in Southeast Oklahoma City.

Police say the child’s primary caregivers, 39-year-old Ashley Rowland and 40-year-old Joshua Denton are in custody on complaints related to child physical and sexual abuse.

Investigators say the two arrests concluded with no credible information related to the child’s whereabouts.

"There's lack of merit, some of the stories that haven't panned out by those who we believe may have some more information than what they're coming forward with, so all of that makes it quite a complex case," said Sgt. Dillion Quirk, Oklahoma City Police Department.

News 4 first reported on Ashley Rowland’s 2024 arrest. According to court documents, Rowland told Moore Police that she gave her daughter, London Kerr, who was around 2 years old at the time, to a man named Carlos. News 4 has learned Rowland bonded out of jail several days after that arrest.

New court documents also share that Rowland and Denton were in a relationship. Denton has been accused of abusing London in the past.

Those allegations include pouring hot sauce into her eyes and shooting her with a BB gun.

Police say there is still a lot to be uncovered.

"Obviously, children are some of the most vulnerable members of our society, so we want to figure out where she is and bring her home safe," said Quirk.

Investigators are urging anyone with information on the whereabouts of the child to contact either the Oklahoma City Police Department Homicide Tip Line at 405/297-1200 or Crime Stoppers at 405-235-7300.