A Sunrise woman who disappeared with her 2-year-old daughter last month to avoid having the child vaccinated now faces a federal criminal charge, according to court records. 
 
 Megan Elizabeth Everett, 22, was last seen on May 6, when Robert Baumann dropped off their daughter, Lilly, in compliance with a shared custody agreement. Lilly was supposed to be returned to Baumann a week later, but Everett never showed up. 
 
 According to court records, Everett left a note for her boyfriend, Carlos Lesters, vaguely explaining her actions. 
 
 "You are a great dad," she wrote, with the word "great" underlined. "If I let them take her and vaccinate her and brainwash her, I wouldn't be doing what's right. I cannot let a judge tell me how my daughter should be raised. We will miss you. But I had to leave." 
 
 The child was the subject of a custody battle that appeared to be resolved in April, when Broward Circuit Judge Steven Feren granted each side 50 percent custody. Lilly was to alternate between each parent's home, with the exchange taking place every Tuesday, said Baumann's lawyer, Donna Goldman. 
 
 Broward Circuit Judge Michele Towbin Singer signed a warrant on May 19 to arrest Everett on charges of kidnapping, interference with custody and concealing a minor contrary to a court order. The federal charge accused Everett of crossing state lines to avoid prosecution for the state charges. 
 
 Baumann, an air-conditioning repairman, and Everett, a bookkeeper, were never married. 
 
 Everett's mother, Pam Everett, said Friday that the child belongs with her father. 
 
 "In the state of mind my daughter is in, Lilly would be better off with Robert," Pam Everett said. "I have four kids, and Megan is my baby. I don't know what happened to her." 
 
 Lilly and Megan Everett lived with Pam Everett for the first eight months of the baby's life, until Megan became involved with Lesters. After that, she all but severed ties with her family, her mother said. 
 
 Court documents describe Lesters as a Confederate-flag-waving gun enthusiast with family members in Georgia and Kentucky. 
 
 Lesters, who could not be reached for comment despite phone calls to his last known phone number, has not been accused of any crime. 
 
 "One of the issues we had was, she wanted to home-school my daughter," said Baumann. "I didn't want that to happen. She didn't want Lilly to learn about black history. She just wanted her to learn about the Confederacy." 
 
 Baumann had planned to have his daughter receive vaccinations the next time he had custody, and also planned to enroll her in preschool. 
 
 "She found this new idea that vaccines are horrible," Baumann said. "I think she wanted to keep her from being vaccinated because that would keep her out of day care." 
 
 After Lilly's disappearance, Sunrise police went to her last known address, where they were greeted by Lesters. 
 
 He told them Everett and her daughter were gone and "not coming back," according to the federal criminal complaint. 
 
 "Lesters informed detectives that Everett … knew she would have to live her life as a fugitive," the complaint states. "However, in her mind, the time that she spent with her daughter 'free' of Baumann would be 'worth it,' regardless of how brief the time was." 
 
 Police ask anyone with information about the whereabouts of Everett and Lilly to call 954-746-3600 or Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS (8477). 
 
 Correction: An earlier version of this article indicated that the letter left by Everett was addressed to Baumann. It was addressed to Lesters. The Sun Sentinel apologizes for the error. 
 
 Staff researcher Barbara Hijek contributed to this report. 
 
 raolmeda@tribune.com, 954-356-4457, Twitter @SSCourts. ||||| NBC 6's Gilima Avalos has the latest on a Sunrise toddler who may be the victim of a parental abduction. (Published Monday, May 19, 2014) 
 
 Sunrise Police are looking for two-year-old Lilly Abigail Everett who has been missing for nearly two weeks. 
 
 According to Sunrise Police, the child may have been kidnapped by her mother, Megan Elizabeth Everett. Megan has shared custody with the child’s father Robert Baumann. 
 
 Sunrise Police said Baumann was supposed to pick up the child on May 13th as part of a joint custody arrangement. When he arrived, Lily and Megan were nowhere to be found. 
 
 "Carlos answers the door, which is her boyfriend, and says she moved and slams the door in my face,” Baumann said. 
 
 Megan did leave one clue behind, a handwritten note to Carlos. 
 
 “She said that if I let them take her and vaccinate her and brainwash her; she says I cannot let a judge tell me how to raise my daughter,” Baumann said. 
 
 Baumann said he and Megan disagreed on many things related to rearing Lily. Baumann wanted Emily to be vaccinated, Megan did not. Robert also claimed the child was exposed to weapons in the Sunrise home. 
 
 “I fear for her safety and I just want her to come home safe,” Robert said. 
 
 The judge who issued the ruling on parental rights expressed concern over the environment of the Sunrise home where Lily stayed. Baumann said Everett has taken Lily to protests. 
 
 “There was a concern with the Confederacy and the fact that they’re extremists; they’ve taken her to a protest,” Baumann said. 
 
 An arrest warrant has since been issued for Megan. Police believe the kidnapping was planned and that Megan has taken steps to conceal her identity and conceal the child. 
 
 “I’m hoping they’re still in the state, but I really believe she could be anywhere from Georgia to Virginia to Canada,” Baumann said. 
 
 If you have any information about the whereabouts of Megan Everett, contact Sunrise Police at 954-746-3600 or Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS (8477).
– A Florida woman vanished with her 2-year-old daughter Lilly early last month, in an alleged kidnapping case said to revolve around vaccines, schooling ... and the Confederacy. In a note to Lilly's father documented in court records, Megan Elizabeth Everett, 22, reportedly explained that she didn't want their child to be vaccinated and brainwashed in preschool. Robert Baumann, who tells NBC Miami he was indeed planning to vaccinate Lilly, says Everett wanted to prevent the vaccination in order to keep Lilly out of school, where she'd be taught black history. "She just wanted her to learn about the Confederacy," he says. The two were never married and agreed to joint custody in April, reports the Orlando Sun Sentinel, but in her letter to Baumann, Everett reportedly wrote, "I cannot let a judge tell me how my daughter should be raised. We will miss you. But I had to leave." Everett's mother says Everett cut family ties after getting involved with a man court documents describe as a "Confederate-flag-waving gun enthusiast" named Carlos Lesters. (One photo of Lilly shows the toddler sitting next to boxes of live ammunition while sucking on a pacifier.) Everett and Lilly were last seen May 6, and Lesters reportedly told police Everett "knew she would have to live her life as a fugitive." The Sun Sentinel was unable to make contact with Lesters, who it notes has not been accused of anything.