Oct 08, 2021

Sheriff: 5-year-old found safe; Kansas woman under investigation

Posted Oct 08, 2021 10:11 PM
Rigsby-photo Shawnee Co. Sheriff
Rigsby-photo Shawnee Co. Sheriff

SHAWNEE COUNTY —The search for a missing 5-year-old ended just before 5p.m. Friday.  Authorities found Lakota Rigsby and she is safe, according to Shawnee County Deputy Abigail Christian. 

The case involving her grandmother is still under investigation.

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SHAWNEE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are attempting to locate a 5-year-old girl to place her into protective custody, according Deputy Abigail Christian.

Lakota D. Rigsby is 4 feet tall, 55 pounds with blue eyes and blonde hair. She is believed to be with her maternal grandmother, Virontka Kay Rigsby,55, of Tecumseh, Kansas.

Lakota-courtesy photo
Lakota-courtesy photo

Virontka is in violation of an Ex Parte Order that awarded custody to Lakota’s father. She is known to drive a 2000 maroon Ford F250 pickup truck with an expired Kansas license plate 060MWU. Virontka has ties to Kansas, Missouri and Colorado.