A 23-year-old woman accused of abducting a toddler from her Arizona home after being welcomed in as a houseguest has now been formally indicted on felony charges, prosecutors announced.

Marina Noriega was indicted by a Maricopa County grand jury on charges of custodial interference and second-degree burglary in connection with the disappearance of 3-year-old Kehlani Rogers.

Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell announced the indictment on Friday, March 6, confirming that Noriega remains in custody on a $250,000 cash bond.

The case began when Kehlani was reported missing from her home in Avondale, Arizona, late in the evening of Feb. 20.

According to police, the child was last seen around 11:30 p.m. that night before vanishing sometime while her family slept.

Investigators later learned that the Rogers family had recently allowed Noriega — described in court documents as a “random woman” who needed a place to stay — to spend the night in their home.

But when the child’s parents woke up the next morning, both the woman and their daughter were gone.

The alarming discovery triggered a frantic search and an Amber Alert issued by the Avondale Police Department.

Authorities quickly began tracking possible sightings as investigators worked to determine where Noriega had taken the child.

According to court documents cited by local outlet 12 News, a woman later told police she had unknowingly helped Noriega travel with the toddler.

The witness said she had given Noriega and the child a ride to the city of Maricopa. During the trip, Noriega allegedly revealed that she planned to take a train to California.

Surveillance footage from a business in Maricopa later confirmed that Noriega had indeed been there with the child, according to investigators.

Police continued following leads as the search expanded across the region.

The situation finally came to an end on the morning of Feb. 22 when authorities located Noriega and the toddler at a gas station in Phoenix.

Kehlani was found safe and was reunited with her family.

Investigators say Noriega initially told officers a bizarre story when she was questioned about the child.

According to court documents cited by AZFamily, Noriega allegedly claimed that Kehlani was actually her daughter and that the girl had been kidnapped from a hospital after being born in Sacramento, California.

She reportedly told investigators that she had come to Arizona looking for relatives and had somehow “coincidentally” discovered her long-lost child.

But authorities say Noriega eventually admitted the story was false.

Investigators said she later acknowledged that Kehlani was not her daughter and admitted she had taken advantage of the situation.

“I shouldn’t have took advantage of the situation and done what I did. You’re right, that’s my fault,” Noriega allegedly told authorities.

Prosecutors say the custodial interference charge relates to Noriega’s alleged attempt to keep the toddler away from her parents.

The second-degree burglary charge stems from allegations that she unlawfully remained in the family’s home before taking the child.

Noriega is scheduled to be arraigned on March 11 in Maricopa County court.