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Mother Charged in Portage County Amber Alert Case After 6-Year-Old Found Safe

Prosecutors say she helped registered sex offender Jordan Coyle evade arrest.

Overview

  • Chelsie Lehmann was charged with aiding or harboring a felon and encouraging a violation of supervision following last week's Amber Alert.
  • District Attorney Cass Cousins said Lehmann had recently moved into a home with Jordan Coyle despite knowing his sex offender status.
  • The Department of Corrections issued a warrant after learning children were living with Coyle, who fled his home on Sept. 9 and hid from officers.
  • Investigators now believe Ruby left the residence on her own to look for Coyle, with whom she had formed a close relationship.
  • Ruby was found unharmed with Coyle in a wooded area near Almond after a two-day search; Lehmann remains in custody pending her initial appearance and Coyle is held on a DOC hold awaiting potential charges.