Overview
- U.S. Marshals arrested Nathan Potier and Erica Palmer on March 17 in Sparks, Nevada, after investigators tracked them to the Reno–Sparks area.
- Potier is charged with sexual abuse of a child and Palmer with enabling child abuse, with local reporting adding two counts of child desertion for Palmer.
- The pair fled Oklahoma after police obtained a search warrant for Potier’s DNA for a paternity test, and they are set to be extradited to Oklahoma County.
- Reports state they are being held at the Washoe County Detention Facility on bonds of $300,000 for Potier and $200,000 for Palmer.
- The case began with a December 2025 CPS referral about a 14-year-old pregnant with twins; the teen, now 15, is in foster care, and court documents say Palmer reported she could not conceive because her tubes were tied.