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Deputies track down local mother accused of concealing child from father in Georgia

Deputies tracked down a mother in Georgia after she failed to respond to multiple court orders since Thanksgiving.

The court orders directed Juane Sanders, 39, originally from Bellevue, to return custody of her child to the father.

The last update the father received from sanders was a reply to an email Nov. 22 saying, "Thanks for the email update, my family and I have relocated."

When deputies began to research her whereabouts, it led them to her mother's address in Georgia.

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The Allegheny County Sheriff's Office obtained a warrant Dec. 15 with charges of interference with custody of children and concealment whereabouts of a child. Both are felonies.

Detectives in Cobb County set up surveillance at Sanders' mother's address. The video shows the child entering the home with a black male.

A vehicle matching the description of Sanders' pulled up to the house and she got out of the car.

Deputies took Sanders into custody.

The Allegheny County Family Division granted the father full custody of the child. The father traveled to Georgia, where he was reunited with his child.

Sanders is currently in the Cobb County Jail, where she awaits extradition back to Allegheny County.