06-07-2011, 05:17 PM
http://www.freep.com/article/20110607/NE...|FRONTPAGE
A Morenci man, accused in the disappearance of his three sons, said today during a divorce hearing with the boys' mother that if she is given full custody of the children, "they won't be available to either of us."
This morning, Lenawee County Circuit Judge Margaret M.S. Noe signed a judgment of divorce for John and Tanya Skelton, giving custody of their sons Andrew, Alexander and Tanner, to their mother. The boys -- ages 9, 7 and 5 -- have been missing for more than six months.
The brothers were last in the custody of their father. John Skelton is charged with kidnapping and unlawful imprisonment. He is scheduled to be arraigned on the charges Wednesday in circuit court.
He represented himself during the divorce trial today, asking Tanya Skelton questions.
"Why do you think it would be in the best interest of the children that you have sole legal physical custody?" he asked.
"Because I was granted physical custody of the children with their father being given parenting time and their father did not bring them back to me," Tanya Skelton said.
"Do you believe the children are safe?" John Skelton asked Tanya.
"No because they're not with their parent," she testified.
"Is it your opinion that the boys are still alive?" he asked.
Noe said: "Tanya does not have to respond to the question ask another question."
What a fucking sicko! He knows what the hell happened to those boys and I pray for closure. This asshole likes to play mind games! It's a power trip for him.
A Morenci man, accused in the disappearance of his three sons, said today during a divorce hearing with the boys' mother that if she is given full custody of the children, "they won't be available to either of us."
This morning, Lenawee County Circuit Judge Margaret M.S. Noe signed a judgment of divorce for John and Tanya Skelton, giving custody of their sons Andrew, Alexander and Tanner, to their mother. The boys -- ages 9, 7 and 5 -- have been missing for more than six months.
The brothers were last in the custody of their father. John Skelton is charged with kidnapping and unlawful imprisonment. He is scheduled to be arraigned on the charges Wednesday in circuit court.
He represented himself during the divorce trial today, asking Tanya Skelton questions.
"Why do you think it would be in the best interest of the children that you have sole legal physical custody?" he asked.
"Because I was granted physical custody of the children with their father being given parenting time and their father did not bring them back to me," Tanya Skelton said.
"Do you believe the children are safe?" John Skelton asked Tanya.
"No because they're not with their parent," she testified.
"Is it your opinion that the boys are still alive?" he asked.
Noe said: "Tanya does not have to respond to the question ask another question."
What a fucking sicko! He knows what the hell happened to those boys and I pray for closure. This asshole likes to play mind games! It's a power trip for him.
"It is a capital mistake to theorize before you have all the evidence. It biases the judgment."