Clay County, Iowa — An arraignment date has been set for a mother who allegedly kidnapped her three daughters in Royal last month, prompting the issuance of an AMBER Alert.
Clay County Chief Deputy Zach Larsen says the three girls were located in Sanborn that night, and appeared to be in good physical condition. He says the children were returned to family members.
Deputy Larsen says the girls’ mother, 25-year old Danica Arzaga, had been the subject of a search that ended when she was taken into custody in Woodbury County the next afternoon. Arzaga faces three counts of Kidnapping in the Third Degree, all Class “C” Felonies.
According to court records, Arzaga has been scheduled for arraignment on Monday, October 16th in Clay County District Court in Spencer.
In other northwest Iowa court news, a pretrial conference has been pushed back again in Lyon County. Julian Barrientos of Doon is charged with felony eluding among several other offenses after a chase in Lyon County in April. Barrientos filed a plea of “not guilty” on May 30th. His court dates have been postponed several times. His pretrial conference is scheduled at this time for Monday, October 30th. No trial date has been set.
