Thought I’d provide the latest update. The case was finally assigned to a detective yesterday.

The detective stated that he was able to contact my Ex and they talked. She told him she planned to return the girls back on this upcoming Tuesday. She stated that a family member would return them for her. The detective stated he feels it’s a 50/50 chance she follows through. She appeared to be short with him and wanted to have a discussion of the false allegations against me with him.

He stated the current warrant can not be expedited which means that other law forces in PA wouldn’t have to bring her in and arrest her.

Because of MLK & The Inauguration he had to give her till Tuesday. He stated if she hasn’t reached out to my lawyer by Tuesday and the girls aren’t returned then the FBI will get involved. She will then be charged with Parental Kidnapping which is a felony. The FBI will be able to use the Federal Marshals to locate her. He stated it’s almost guaranteed they’ll find her as they can trace her phone, family members phone, credit card usage, and etc. The Federal Marshals will then also have the power to use local law enforcement for assistance in PA. If it's the federal marshals that find her, she'll then be arrested and charged with parental kidnapping.

If this route happens, they stated that when they get the girls, they’ll be given to the local Child and Family Service Center or CPS. My girls are 5 and 8 yo. They will then hold on to the kids until I come to pick them up.

I’ve been in conversation with my Ex's landlord who stated that they have a court date and that she plans to evict her. She stated that in their rental relationship, she has only paid 5 months worth of rent. The last time she made a payment was on the heels of our trial in August 2024.

I left this phone call with the Detective yesterday feeling hopeful that the girls might be returned to me without police intervention. I suspect My Ex doesn’t plan to return to DC at all, hence why she is stating that a family member is going to return the girls.

I was hopeful of her returning the girls on her own accord until I received a series of concerning messages from her older brother. These messages come off as threatening. During our divorce it wasn’t uncommon for her family members to send me threatening messages and harass me and tell me they were going to hurt me. These messages make me feel now that maybe she isn’t planning on returning them on Tuesday. Her older brother stated he was going to make sure he put a stop to me. Not sure what that means but sounds threatening.

That is all my updates for now.