Federal arrest warrant in Galena nets alleged child predator

A woman with a federal arrest warrant was taken into custody at the Galena Motel last night. Read the full press release below:

On the evening of Friday, July 8, 2022 the Simpson County Mississippi Sheriff’s Office alerted Galena Police Department that a female with a federal arrest warrant and an endangered runaway juvenile may be in the Galena area.

Throughout the day Saturday, July 9, 2022, Galena Police Department continued working with the US Marshal Service, South Dakota Unit of Criminal Investigation, and the Simpson County Mississippi Sheriff’s Office in reference an endangered runaway juvenile.

On Saturday, July 9, 2022 around 11:30 P.M., Officers with the Galena Police Department, with the assistance of the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office – Kansas and the Quapaw Nation Marshal Service, executed a federal arrest warrant at the Galena Motel.

The suspect, 24 year old Emily Yeary of Summerset, South Dakota, was taken into custody. Yeary was transported to the Cherokee County Jail where she is being held without bond, pending pickup by the US Marshals Service.

In addition to the federal warrant, Yeary also had an active arrest warrant out of Santa Rosa County Florida for Lewd or Lascivious Behavior or Battery when Victim age is 12 to 18.

The juvenile was located safe, and taken into custody as a Child in Need of Care.