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Missing Boys Found, Father In Custody

Posted at 11:28 AM, Dec 10, 2013
and last updated 2013-12-10 12:00:21-05

jack-and-colt-charlson-web-gfxLOWELL, Mich. — Two boys thought to have been taken by their father after a supervised visit Monday were found Tuesday near M-21 in the Lowell area, the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Department said.

The boys, Jack Charlson, 6, and 4-year-old Colt Charlson, 4, of Georgetown Township in Ottawa County, have been reunited with their mother.

Wade Elliot Charlson, 37, of Holland, was taken into custody and will probably undergo a mental health evaluation.

The Ottawa County Sheriff’s Department had been in touch with Charlson overnight.

The Kent County Sheriff’s Department assisted.