The woman charged over a fire that killed four toddlers at a daycare centre, has fled the country, it emerged tonight. Twenty-two-year-old Jessica Tata has returned to her home in Nigeria just four days after the tragedy on Crest Park at Waypark in west Houston.
Fire Department Assistant Chief Michelle McLeod refused to reveal how she knew Tata had gone on the run. But passport coding has verified she took a flight out of Dallas, possibly as early as Saturday afternoon.
The U.S. Marshals Service in Houston has been asked to help track her down, said spokesman Alfredo Perez. He added: 'Just because someone who is wanted flees to another country doesn't mean the United States isn't going to get them back and have them face justice.
'We’re looking for her. We’re actively working this case as a fugitive investigation.'
Perez confirmed that if Tata is in Nigeria, the U.S. will ask the country to arrest her. Tata, owner of Jackie's Child Care, was charged with reckless injury to a child involving serious bodily injury. If convicted, she faces a sentence of two to 10 years in prison.
A warrant was issued for her arrest on Sunday by the Harris County District Attorney's Office and the bail bond was set at $500,000.
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