“Megan Boswell, 18, the mother of missing toddler Evelyn Boswell, has been arrested in Tennessee on charges related to the case.

“The 15-month-old girl from Blountville, Tennessee, went missing in a confounding case that authorities have said is rife with conflicting and inaccurate information.

“Sullivan County Sheriff Jeff Cassidy confirmed Wednesday afternoon that police are searching a pond in Wilkes County, North Carolina in connection to the case.

“”I hope and pray, my staff hopes and prays and everyone who works on this case hope and prays … that she is alive,” Cassidy said at a news conference inside a courtroom in Blountville, Tennessee.

“Wilkes County authorities could not immediately be reached for comment. Wilkes County is in northwestern North Carolina, about 80 miles north of Charlotte.”

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