Houston Daycare Operator Flees Country

HOUSTON (AP) _ The Houston Fire Department says a home day care operator charged in connection with a deadly fire that killed four children has fled the United States.

Fire Department Assistant Chief Michelle McLeod said Monday that officials have found out that 22-year-old Jessica Tata has fled to Nigeria, where she is originally from. McLeod isn’t saying how investigators determined Tata fled.

The U.S. Marshal’s Service in Houston says it has been asked to help track down Tata.

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