UPDATE / Father of Three Michigan Boys Gone Missing

John Skelton Waives Right to Key Hearing
John Skelton, Father of Three Michigan Boys Gone Missing in November, Will
Skip Pre-Trial Hearings, Go Straight To Trial


(CBS/AP) ADRIAN, Michigan - A Michigan man blamed for the disappearance of
his three sons on Thanksgiving will go straight to trial on charges of
parental kidnapping.

John Skelton waived his right to a hearing to determine if prosecutors had
probable cause to charge him. Court officials in Lenawee County say he
informed a judge on Monday, which means a hearing set for Tuesday is
canceled.

The unemployed truck driver is charged with parental kidnapping in the
disappearance of 9-year-old Andrew, 7-year-old Alexander and 5-year-old
Tanner Skelton, who were last seen on Thanksgiving in their father's
backyard.

Police say Skelton tried to hang himself the next day, and fabricated a
story about having first given the boys to a female friend to give to their
mother.

The father later said he gave them to someone from an "organization,"
although he hasn't identified either.

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