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CHIPLEY - Baby Shannon Dedrick is now in the custody of the Department of Children and Families, and that agency will determine where she'll live next.

In the meantime, her mother and her aunt are in jail this morning.
Authorities say Shannon's mother, Chrystina Mercer and Susan Baker planned her disappearance.

Shannon had been missing for five days, before she was found Wednesday night in Baker's trailer near Chipley.

Washington County deputies found her hidden in a sealed, two foot by three foot cedar box.

Mercer is being held under a 75-thousand dollar bond.
She has been charged with felony desertion and interference with custody.
Baker is under a 150-thousand dollar bond, and is facing charges for felony interference with child custody.

If Mercer makes bond, she cannot see Shannon without DCF's approval.
Baby Shannon Safe in DCF Custody

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