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Oklahoma mother, daughter arrested after alleged incestuous marriage

Posted at 6:46 PM, Sep 07, 2016
and last updated 2016-09-07 18:46:57-04
Patricia Spann and Misty Spann. (Stephens County Jail)

Patricia Spann and Misty Spann. (Stephens County Jail)

DUNCAN, Okla. – A mother and daughter from Oklahoma are accused of having an incestuous marriage, according to KFOR.

Patricia Spann, 43, and Misty Spann, 25, were married in March 2016 in Comanche County, court records show.

Patricia is Misty’s biological mother, according to police.

Investigators with the Department of Human Services said they discovered the illegal relationship in August while investigating the children who were inside the Spanns’ home.

Misty and her two brothers were raised by a grandparent when Patricia lost custody of them, an arrest affidavit states.

Court records show this isn’t the first time Patricia has married one of her own children.

She also married one of her sons in 2008.

However, court records show that marriage was annulled in March 2010.

A DHS investigator told authorities that Patricia and Misty reunited two years ago.

Patricia told officials she didn’t think she was breaking any laws by marrying Misty because her name is no longer listed on her daughter’s birth certificate.

A warrant was issued for their arrests on Friday.

Since then, Patricia and Misty have both been arrested and booked into the Stephens County Jail on felony counts of incest, a detective told KFOR.

This is a developing story.