St. George woman arrested for alleged child abuse after missing alert
By Gephardt Daily Staff · May 23, 2026 · 1 min read
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Mersadee Ann Jacobs, 34, has been arrested following a missing-endangered alert involving her and her 6-year-old son. She faces a third-degree felony charge for alleged abuse or neglect of a child with a disability.
Key takeaways
Mersadee Ann Jacobs, 34, was arrested on a third-degree felony charge.
The charge involves the alleged abuse or neglect of a child with a disability.
A missing-endangered alert was issued after the woman and her 6-year-old son disappeared Monday night.
The disappearance notice was prompted by comments suggesting the pair were at risk.
A St. George woman who was the subject of a missing-endangered alert has been arrested for alleged child abuse. Mersadee Ann Jacobs, 34, faces a third-degree felony charge related to the abuse or neglect of a child with a disability.
The arrest follows an incident on Monday night when Jacobs and her 6-year-old son disappeared. The disappearance sparked a missing-endangered alert notice after comments were made suggesting the pair were at risk.
The charges come as authorities in Hurricane, Utah, processed the case following the initial alert.
