Missing girl allegedly locked in ‘cell’ under stairs, abused by mom, court docs show

A Washington state girl last seen over two years ago was allegedly kept in a “cell” under the stairs and physically abused by her mother, the child’s sibling claimed.

Oakley Carlson, 4, “was kept in a locked ‘cell’ under the stairs” and “physically abused” by her mom, an older half-sibling told police, according to court documents viewed by The Post.

Another sibling corroborated the heartbreaking abuse claims, and also stated the children were not safe with their mom, Jordan Bowers.

An Aug. 1 opinion by Washington state’s Court of Appeals upheld a decision to release dependency and juvenile court records to the Grays Harbor County Sheriff’s Office to help in the search for Oakley, who was last seen alive Feb. 10, 2021.

The new judgment, however, ruled the court erred in releasing the records on Oakley’s siblings – referred to as “BB-P” and “DC” – because they were not “‘the juvenile in question.’”

Bowers previously tried to block the records from being released, FOX 13 Seattle reported.

When Oakley was finally reported missing in December 2021 by an unnamed concerned person, Bowers and the little girl’s dad, Andrew Carlson, claimed they “‘lost track’” of her in November 2021, around the time there reportedly was a fire at their residence, the court assessment states.

In subsequent police interviews, Oakley’s sibling “DC” reported “her mother…had told her not to talk about Oakley” and that “she had gone out into the woods and had been eaten by wolves,” documents obtained by KCPQ at the time said.

Though police have said both Bowers and Carlson are suspects in their daughter’s troubling disappearance, neither have been charged with any crimes directly related to her vanishing or death.

In 2022, both parents were convicted of two counts of child endangerment with a controlled substance for an incident unrelated to Oakley, according to KATU.

On Monday, Bowers was also sentenced to 43 months behind bars for identity theft –11 months more than the 36 months she agreed to under a plea deal in July, FOX13 said.

Oakley’s disappearance was not law enforcement’s first brush with the family. In the years before the little girl vanished, the Department of of Children, Youth, and Families had  “11 intakes regarding the family, eight of which have been screened in for allegations of domestic violence, physical abuse, parental drug use, and medical neglect,” the latest court documents reveal.

Oakley and “DC” were in foster care for over two years, until 2019, while Bowers and Carlson got treatment for drug addiction and domestic violence.

“[I’m] Waking up every day since Dec. 6, 2021. and thinking, is today going to be the day that I get the call?” Oakley’s former foster mother, Jamie Jo Hiles, told KING5.

“That hole in my heart and that concern for Oakley was there the moment she left,” she said of the 4-year-old, whom she described as “a force to be reckoned with.”

Hiles also blamed officials for failing to address the domestic violence in the child’s home.

“There were 11 calls from 2013 to 2021. Which one of those was ignored that could have saved Oakley and her siblings?” she said.

“When you read those reports about the abuse that she suffered, how can you not let your mind think of dark things.”

Law enforcement reassured the outlet Oakley’s disappearance is still a top priority.

“We have avenues of investigation that we’re still working on that are independent from anything in court,” said Paul Logan, chief of special services for the Grays Harbor Sheriff’s Office.

The Grays Harbor County Sheriff’s Office is currently offering an $85,000 reward for information that leads to Oakley’s recovery.