Overview
- Rayshawna Deanna Dowdell is charged with felony abandoning a child and authorities say she has not been arrested.
- Court records allege her daughters, ages 11 and 6, lived without in-person adult care from about February 17 through March 30 in a Katy-area home.
- The older child told investigators she became the caregiver for her sister, reporting fear and too little food while trying to manage school and daily needs.
- Digital messages recovered from the 11-year-old’s device show Dowdell gave instructions from out of state, and deputies found the home cluttered, unsecured, and short on food.
- CPS first placed the girls with an aunt, then the arrangement fell apart after a reported fight, leading to multiple welfare checks; the children were later found during a welfare check in Ohio, and law enforcement is asking for tips on Dowdell’s location.