US | Michigan Father of 3 Missing Boys Is Arrested Police don't think they'll be found alive By Nick McMaster Posted Nov 30, 2010 3:54 PM CST Copied Volunteers and rescuers search for 9-year-old Andrew, 7-year-old Alexander and 5-year-old Tanner Skelton in Morenci, Mich. on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010. (AP Photo/The Detroit News, David Coates) The father of three Michigan boys who've been missing since Thanksgiving has been arrested for parental kidnapping, CNN reports. John Skelton—who had been in the midst of a custody fight over his sons, ages 5, 7, and 9—is now in jail after being discharged from a hospital over a suicide attempt. Police continue searching but say they "do not anticipate a positive outcome." Read These Next A Cape Cod car theft didn't go as planned. After bill defeat, House GOP warns members against skipping votes. Leno says people are shocked that he's doing the right thing. Kyrsten Sinema is being sued under 'homewrecker' law. Report an error