Her boyfriend has been charged through Butler County Juvenile Court with falsification and obstructing justice.
The boy’s mother, Laura Stephens, has also been charged in connection to Norvell’s disappearance. She is charged with falsification, making false alarms, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, obstructing justice, and interference with custody.
Stephens, 55, of Middletown, is being held in jail without bond.
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Two occupants of the home where Norvell was found — Lucinda J. Bryant, 47, and her husband, Robert E. Bryant Sr., 47, — were arrested last week and are charged with falsification, obstruction of justice, and interference with custody.
A court hearing for the Bryants was scheduled for Wednesday, but has been continued until next week.
Police said last week more people could be charged in connection with the teen’s disappearance.
“Who all knew where she was and didn’t tell us the truth?” Trenton police Chief Arthur Scott told the Journal-News.
Norvell was not held against her will and was found unharmed, police said.
The Edgewood High School student told police she was disappointed she was found, Scott said
He said she turns 18 in several months, and believes she wanted to remain hidden until she was a legal adult.
Police said unruly juvenile charges will be filed against Norvell, who is in the custody of Butler County Children Services.
Trenton police were called 38 times in the past seven years to the home in the 100 block of Dartmouth Street, where Norvell lived, according to police reports reviewed by the Journal-News.
Butler County Children Services also conducted several inspections of the home before Norvell was reported missing Jan. 14, police said.
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