- Erica May Carey, 29 and Cleave Rengo, 23, have been in a custody dispute with Child Protective Services since the birth of their twins last November
- Social workers turned up at Washington state home to take their children
- However, the couple had fled with twins and their one-year-old son, Levi
- More than a week later, family has been found at a California gas station
- Carey allegedly kicked and headbutted police in a bid to keep her children
- She has been arrested on charges including resisting arrest and battery
- Couple - who live holistic Christian lifestyle - hit headlines last year after saying they lost custody of twins for having home delivery with no help
This is the dramatic moment a devoutly Christian couple who went on the run with their children after losing custody of them were finally tracked down - and the mother was arrested for 'attacking police'.
Erica Carey, 29, and Cleve Goheen-Rengo, 23, were spotted in California on Thursday, more than a week after they fled with their twin babies and toddler son from their Washington state home.
When police arrived at a Santa Cruz gas station that the couple had been sighted at, they discovered the youngsters - twins Moran Kai and Daniel and one-year-old Levi - unharmed.
However, when Child Protective Services (CPS) workers arrived to take the children into protective custody, Carey allegedly lashed out, kicking and headbutting officers while begging Jesus for help.
A devout Christian: This is the dramatic moment Erica Carey, 29, was arrested after she and her partner, Cleve Goheen-Rengo, 23, went on the run with their three children because they had lost custody of them to the CPS
Upset: The couple, who have twin babies, Moran Kai and Daniel, and a one-year-old son called Levi, were spotted at a California gas station on Thursday, more than a week after they fled from their Washington home
Taken into custody: When CPS workers arrived at the scene, Carey allegedly started kicking and headbutting officers. Above, a California Highway Patrol officer holds one of the twins at the gas station on Thursday
She was quickly arrested, but not before she had screamed at a local cameraman: 'Send a message to America for me. Children don't belong to the government. The government belongs to the people.'
Her partner was not arrested, while her children - who had reportedly been underfed and deprived of proper medical care by the couple, who live a 'holistic Christian lifestyle' - were handed to the CPS.
Officials arrived at Carey and Goheen-Rengo's Bellingham home on January 28 to take Moran Kai, Daniel and Levi into protective custody amid serious health concerns, according to KSBW.
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