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Ryan 'RJ' Davis, 12, Found Alive in Oklahoma as Parents Face Abuse Charges

He remains in state custody pending felony cases against his mother and stepfather.

Overview

  • Volunteers with the United Cajun Navy found the boy on Sunday inside a shelter near Cement in Caddo County, nine days after he was reported missing.
  • OSBI said he was evaluated by medical staff and is doing well, and authorities have not disclosed how he ended up at the location where he was found.
  • Officials placed him with the Oklahoma Department of Human Services, and police have said he will not return to his parents’ property.
  • Kimberly Cole faces 11 felony counts including child abuse, child neglect, child sexual abuse, crimes against nature and conspiracy, while George Cole faces 10 counts including eight child abuse counts, one child sexual abuse count and one child neglect count.
  • After a court appearance Monday, George Cole attempted to take his own life in jail and was hospitalized, and both defendants are due back in court in April.