The Latest: South Carolina mom charged in missing baby case

This undated photo provided by the Horry County Police Department shows Sarah Lane Toney in Conway, S.C. Rescue workers in eastern South Carolina are preparing to resume the search for a 5-month-old girl after Toney said she put her baby in a creek near Socastee. Toney, of Myrtle Beach, has been arrested on unrelated charges.(Horry County Police Department via AP) This undated photo provided by the Horry County Police Department shows Sarah Lane Toney in Conway, S.C. Rescue workers in eastern South Carolina are preparing to resume the search for a 5-month-old girl after Toney said she put her baby in a creek near Socastee. Toney, of Myrtle Beach, has been arrested on unrelated charges.(Horry County Police Department via AP)

By Associated Press November 4, 2015 2 min read

SOCASTEE, S.C. (AP) – The latest on the search for a 5-month-old girl whose mother said she put the baby in a South Carolina creek (all times local):

3 p.m.

The mother of a missing 5-month-old baby in South Carolina has been charged with unlawful conduct toward a child.

Horry County Police spokesman Lt. Raul Dennis said 33-year-old Sarah Lane Toney was charged Wednesday, a day after she was taken into custody.

Dennis says Toney showed up at a woman’s home across the creek from her own house and said she had put her baby in the water. Dennis says the creek is currently about 6 to 8 feet deep.