Search underway for missing mother and 10-year-old daughter, last seen with sex offender.

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BATON ROUGE — A search is underway for a missing mother and her daughter in Louisiana. The St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office & State Police are now searching for the missing pair.

Baton Rouge Police confirmed to UWK that the pair was reported missing to them around mid-July.

Danielle Lea and her daughter Alayna, 10, were last seen between April & May in East Feliciana Parish, according to law enforcement and family. The mother and daughter are believed to be from East Feliciana Parish.

Sources tell UWK that search parties searched near the Atchafalaya Basin in connection to their disappearance roughly a week ago. UWK has also learned that multiple law enforcement agencies in Louisiana are involved in the ongoing investigation into the missing mother and daughter, including the U.S. Marshals.

Law enforcement sources and family of the missing mother and daughter say a man last seen with the pair was arrested in Galveston on July 27th. He’s been identified as James Michael Nona and is charged with an out-of-county warrant. UWK has learned that he was arrested for failure to register as a sex offender in a Louisiana parish. Nona is awaiting transport to Montgomery County, per sheriff’s office records.

The mother and daughter were not with him at the time of his arrest and it’s why the search is underway for the two. Law enforcement has not released any official details at this time on what his connection, if any, is to the case.

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