Former NFL star’s son found amid mysterious disappearance

Indiana authorities had been searching for a 14-year-old black boy for the past two weeks until he mysteriously reappeared. We don’t know what is more suspicioushis sudden disappearance or the domestic violence accusations that surfaced against his family around the same time.

Bryson’s Disappearance

Indiana State Police Silver Alert issued June 28 for Bryson Muir, the son of former Colts defensive lineman Daniel Muir and his wife, Kristen. The department previously said the teen was I was last seen leaving a family member’s house in Ohio with his mother on June 16. A few minutes later, the vehicle was stopped by Ohio police. However, Bryson was not in the vehicle.

Two days later, police said investigators were ordered by the Cass County Department of Children’s Services to look into the case. allegations of domestic violence to Bryson, which allegedly occurred at his home in Logansport.

Abuse Claims

Bryson’s grandmother told police she believed the boy’s father was beating him and the child was “brainwashed”, forcing him to lead a certain lifestyle with the religious group his parents belonged to, the Servant Leader’s Foundation. In addition to her accusations, she showed a photo of Bryson with a swollen, black eye and a split lip. Bryson’s reluctance to tell his grandmother how he hurt himself prompted her to call the police, she said FOX 59 News.

“I didn’t want to let him go,” Wright said. reporters“I tried to call the police because he was being abused. It hurts me that someone could be beaten like that. It hurts me that my daughter would let anyone do that to her child. I can only imagine how many times he was punched in the face for that to happen.”

Lack of cooperation

After failing to contact the Muirs, ISP said the couple agreed to meet with authorities that day and, to the officers’ surprise, took Bryson with them to meet with ISP investigators. At the time, the boy was he is still considered missing and endangered.

But an hour before the meeting, police said the Muirs had pulled out of the deal, signalling their unwillingness to cooperate. Mr Muir was then named a person of interest in his son’s disappearance.

Bryson found

At about 6 a.m. July 3, SWAT officers, K-9 units and a bomb squad responded to the Servant Leader’s Foundation complex in Logansport, where they found the Muirs, as well as Bryson, who ISP officials said was “safe and sound.” He was turned over to the child welfare agency. His parents were taken away by state police.

Daniel Muir is charged with domestic assault and obstruction of justice, while his wife is charged with obstruction of justice. They were booked into the Cass County Jail, according to Nov 59.

It’s still not clear where was Bryson between June 16 and 28, or what else might have happened to him while the police were searching for him.