Oklahoma fugitives apprehended in Washington State

U.S. marshals arrested Joseph Michael Siford, 40, and Danyale Bernice Siford, 34, both of Moore, and Michelle Danae Walker, 43, of Noble, as they were leaving a motel, said Meghan McCormick, spokeswoman for the Cleveland County Sheriff's Department.

McCormick announced the arrests Wednesday at a joint news conference with Craig Hines, chief deputy of the U.S. Marshal's Office, Western District, and Callen Stephens, coordinator of the Metro Fugitive Task Force.

The three are accused of molesting a 13-year-old girl on multiple occasions in June and July at houses in Noble, Moore and Norman.

Sheriff's deputies served search warrants at the Sifords' house in Moore and Walker's residence in Noble on Aug. 16 after allegations of sexual abuse were brought to their attention.

All three people called in sick to work the next day, McCormick said, and on Aug. 19 the Sifords emailed their bosses that they were resigning.

When deputies returned to the residences, it appeared both houses had been abandoned, she said. Walker's car was later found abandoned in a Moore shopping center parking lot.