A bizarre case has surfaced in Florida, where a grandmother and her granddaughter were arrested after allegedly locking five children in a public bathroom. The arrests followed a fight involving the granddaughter, who was also accused of making written threats to kill and committing grand theft.The incident occurred at Ralph Carter Park in Palm Coast on May 24, 2026 when the granddaughter, 13, tried to provoke one of the kids into getting in a physical fight. “The conflict began the day before, when Milan Pease, 13, of Palm Coast, tried to provoke one of the victims into fighting at the same park, leading to a brief altercation in which she pulled the victim's hair before the two were separated,” Flagler County Sheriff's Office said in a press release.“Later that night, Pease and others drove to the victim’s neighborhood, where Pease called and messaged several juveniles to come outside and fight. Deputies responded and determined it was a verbal dispute, and the group left,” the release stated.According to the sheriff’s office, deputies responded to Ralph Carter Park in Palm Coast on May 25, 2026, after receiving a report that a juvenile victim’s sweater and cellphone had been stolen. Through investigative means, detectives determined that the theft stemmed from an ongoing dispute between two juveniles over a planned fight.The messages carried on into the early morning hours. Through a series of phone calls and social media messages, Pease repeatedly demanded a fight and issued threats to kill two of the victims. “Both Pease and her grandmother, Allyson Pease-Frankel, 64, of Palm Coast, also warned they would bring a pit bull to the park,” according to the press release.On the same afternoon, five juveniles walked to Ralph Carter Park, where Pease continued to call and threaten to fight them and bring the dog. Detectives determined a group of adults and juveniles arrived at the park in three vehicles, one of them carrying a pit bull.Grandmother drops dog’s leash as victims run into public restroom According to the press release, as the group advanced, the victims ran into a public restroom and locked the door. Pease-Frankel took possession of the dog and walked directly toward the restroom, dropping the leash as she reached the door. Her granddaughter followed with the rest of the group.With the five victims locked inside, Pease-Frankel pushed on the restroom door with enough force to make it flex, and Pease kicked the door multiple times. The victims, who had called for help, were unable to leave and remained trapped for several minutes until the group left the park.While the victims sheltered inside, Pease took a cellphone, clothing and other items that had been left on a nearby picnic table when they fled. Detectives determined she discarded the items in a retention pond behind the restroom. Based on the investigation and the value of the cellphone, deputies arrested her for felony grand theft.Arrest warrant against grandmother and granddaughterDetectives obtained an arrest warrant for Pease-Frankel for false imprisonment for bringing the dog to the park and advancing on the children as they sheltered in the restroom. They also obtained an arrest warrant for Pease for two counts of written threats to kill.Deputies arrested Allyson Pease-Frankel for false imprisonment and Milan Pease for two counts of written threats to kill and grand theft. Both were transported to the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility, where Pease-Frankel is being held on a $5,000 bond. Pease was processed and transferred to the Department of Juvenile Justice. The case remains active and ongoing.