THREE YOUNG SIBLINGS FOUND SAFE AND

Three children who were missing since Monday when a judge ordered them into the state's care were recovered safe and sound Saturday in Leesburg. The children – Ceili (age 8), Darien (age 4) and Rainah Rudy (age 10) – are now in the Florida Department of Children and Families' custody, but their mom, 38-year-old Christina Brock, is still at large. Brock now has a warrant for her arrest charging her with interference with child custody.

Brock and the children stayed with a man in Leesburg who didn't know anything about Brock's attempts to avoid law enforcement. Brock left the kids with him and went to an Ocala Wal-Mart Saturday afternoon to obtain supplies with a friend she had been traveling with, 41-year-old Stephanie Newberry. Store security guards found Newberry behind the store and initially thought she was stealing crates, but later learned that she was spray painting her vehicle blue in an attempt to disguise it. The security guard noticed the license plate and recognized it as one law enforcement had notified all local agencies to be on the lookout for. The security guards called in the Ocala Police Department who in turn called in the Volusia County Sheriff's Office and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Meanwhile, Brock suspected that something was going on and so she fled the store. Investigators interviewed Newberry and learned that the children were in Leesburg. They then went to the address in Leesburg and found the kids there in good health. The children were then turned over to DCF. Newberry was cooperative with investigators and does not face any charges.

Brock is a white female, approximately 5'9” and 135 pounds. She has blond hair, but it is believed she had cut it and dyed it brown. Investigators believe she may still be in the Lake County and Volusia County area. Anyone with information about Brock's whereabouts is asked to call Investigator Beth Fortin at (386) 423-3301 or Crime Stoppers of Northeast Florida, toll-free, at (888) 277-TIPS. Tipsters can also provide information by texting “TIP231 plus the message” to CRIMES. Anyone who provides information to Crime Stoppers will remain anonymous and can qualify for a reward of up to $1,000.