07-28-2011, 05:45 PM
Thanks Kitty1 for update on the 3 Skelton boys.
This guy takes the cake! the SOB I can't imagine what the family is going through - one week prior to them missing he searches the internet "on how to break a neck" why would you need to do that? What a monster!!
Detroit Free Press
John Skelton makes plea deal in Morenci disappearance of 3 young sons
ADRIAN -- The Morenci man accused in the disappearance of his three sons pleaded no contest today to three counts of unlawful imprisonment in Lenawee County Circuit Court.
John Skelton is scheduled to be sentenced Sept. 15.
He could receive 15 years, which would be served concurrently, on the charges, his attorney John Glaser said today.
As part of the plea deal, Glaser said kidnapping and parental kidnapping charges have been dropped. If he had been convicted of kidnapping, Skelton could have faced up to life in prison.
Asked why the deal was made, Lenawee County Prosecutor Jonathan Poer said officials plan to release a statement this afternoon.
"We had full conversations with the law enforcement and the family," Poer said.
Skelton's sons -- Andrew, Alexander and Tanner, ages 9, 7 and 5, respectively -- have been missing since late November. Police have said they are treating the case like a homicide investigation, which is still ongoing.
During the hearing, Circuit Judge Margaret M.S. Noe read aloud from police reports generated by the FBI and Michigan State Police.
Some of the details Noe read were familiar stories Skelton has told to the media, including the Free Press, which did a series of interviews with him at the Lenawee County Jail earlier this summer. He has maintained that he gave his sons to members of an underground sanctuary group and doesn't know where they are. Skelton has said his children wouldn't be returned as long as he is in jail and as long as his ex-wife, Tanya Zuvers, had custody.
But new details emerged.
Noe said Skelton told investigators at one point that he wrapped each son in a blanket, gave each a stuffed animal, placed them in his van and drove them away.
She said Skelton reportedly took his sons' winter coats and toothbrushes to his aunt's home and told her he didn't need them anymore. As well, Noe said Internet records show Skelton searched for information on how to break a neck about one week before the children went missing.
Noe said Skelton reportedly told investigators: "The children will hibernate until they graduate."
Contact Gina Damron: 313-223-4526 or [email protected]
This guy takes the cake! the SOB I can't imagine what the family is going through - one week prior to them missing he searches the internet "on how to break a neck" why would you need to do that? What a monster!!
Detroit Free Press
John Skelton makes plea deal in Morenci disappearance of 3 young sons
ADRIAN -- The Morenci man accused in the disappearance of his three sons pleaded no contest today to three counts of unlawful imprisonment in Lenawee County Circuit Court.
John Skelton is scheduled to be sentenced Sept. 15.
He could receive 15 years, which would be served concurrently, on the charges, his attorney John Glaser said today.
As part of the plea deal, Glaser said kidnapping and parental kidnapping charges have been dropped. If he had been convicted of kidnapping, Skelton could have faced up to life in prison.
Asked why the deal was made, Lenawee County Prosecutor Jonathan Poer said officials plan to release a statement this afternoon.
"We had full conversations with the law enforcement and the family," Poer said.
Skelton's sons -- Andrew, Alexander and Tanner, ages 9, 7 and 5, respectively -- have been missing since late November. Police have said they are treating the case like a homicide investigation, which is still ongoing.
During the hearing, Circuit Judge Margaret M.S. Noe read aloud from police reports generated by the FBI and Michigan State Police.
Some of the details Noe read were familiar stories Skelton has told to the media, including the Free Press, which did a series of interviews with him at the Lenawee County Jail earlier this summer. He has maintained that he gave his sons to members of an underground sanctuary group and doesn't know where they are. Skelton has said his children wouldn't be returned as long as he is in jail and as long as his ex-wife, Tanya Zuvers, had custody.
But new details emerged.
Noe said Skelton told investigators at one point that he wrapped each son in a blanket, gave each a stuffed animal, placed them in his van and drove them away.
She said Skelton reportedly took his sons' winter coats and toothbrushes to his aunt's home and told her he didn't need them anymore. As well, Noe said Internet records show Skelton searched for information on how to break a neck about one week before the children went missing.
Noe said Skelton reportedly told investigators: "The children will hibernate until they graduate."
Contact Gina Damron: 313-223-4526 or [email protected]