Apparently there is more to this than being posted or made available. What makes a grandparent keep a child from a parent? Child safety,legal proceedings. Doesn't justify the grandparents actions. I bet there is a lawyer out there that is advising or representing the grandparent !

Our prayers need to be with the 8 year old boy...We need to pray that he will not suffer from this experience now or in the future.

I'm his dad and his mother has been living in anouther state since he was two and Donna the grandmother has had full coustady since then and I have had joint legal since he was born my child is in good hands

Thanks Matthew because there was obvious suspicion that there was more to this if the grandmother had not gone to jail prior if she has had him for almost three months!

Yea it's a mess but what's important here is that everyone knows that he is safe

The mother and DFS in Georgia (mom lives in Georgia) have lied to police in Ofallon. They said Donna went to Georgia and kidnapped him there. But we have school records showing he was in school in Ofallon.

Jessica(the mother)currently has 2 new children and on a second marriage at age 27 and descides she should be a parent now to her oldest son Sam. The child does not want to go with his mother and begged his grama not to let his mom take him. Just because the law states that he has to be a certain age to make a descision. Wherever sam is I am sure he is fine and not mistreated. The last time Jesica the mother had a visitation with sam her son he fell at a pool within a 4 hour visitation and busted open his chin with 6 stitches. Accidents happen, but come on really. I sat there and watched jessica visit her son and sam just wanted her attention. She kept saying "Sam, I am busy right now feeding the baby." This is ridiculous, I spoke with dhs in georgia and they said Sam was abducted from Georgia. I told dhs that he was not abducted from georgia and that sam has never even visted this state.
This is my sister and I know the full story. So let it be known that I do not know where my sister Donna Andres is. That she had full guardianship papers for sam the 8 year old.
Abduction, definitely not. Jessiica knows that dhs thinks that Sam was abducted from Georgia and wont fix the problem.
Really what is best for this child, rip him up and move him to georgia because the mother wants her chance to be a mother. Jessica, if you read this, what will you do when you baby cries to come home and your mother who took care of him is in Jail. This is civil not crime.

Sounds to me like someone has filed a false police report...seems that there is a slight problem with that.

Oh, I think filing a false report is definitely a crime, but let her try again. Sounds like the kids (all of them) would be better off without this mother.

Ive seen this happen before and honestly if the mother loved and cared for her child she would back down. Instead of stressing the child out . Cause in the end he will want to be back with his grand mother who has raised him.

Somewhere on here I have posted a picture of sam while he was with his mother in California and before Jessica moved to Georgia. This was also after alaska. In the states of Georgia and Alaska Sam was not with his mother but lived here in MIssouri with his grama.(Donna Andres) Sam the 8 year old was here with his grama while Jessica was off in Alaska with her first husband and how guardianship papers began. Now Jessica resides in Georgia with her second husband The picture is of Sam the 8 year old. Sam was being punished with no toys and on ridilyn and no bedroom door. It is a very sad photo. Sams father, Mattt and I believe all sams blood relatives live here in Missouri.

This woman did not do anything to deserve this. Jessica, sams mother left him to live her life, she left him behind. In oklahoma we call this child abandonment. What if Donna hadt been there? What if sam went into foster care instead? Then 8 years later decided ok now i want to be a mom. Would dhs just hand him over? I think not. What is dhs thinking!!!! How could you possibly take a child from a home where he has lived and been very well taken care of his whole life. This news station should do a report on the selfishness of this childs mother and the injustice being done in thisj childs life over a piece of paper and a mother who bandoned him.

Donna if your out there, we love u n hope u r safe with sam.

I worked with Donna for years, and I know she is a great person and loves her grandson very much. and where ever they are I am positive it's in the grandsons best interest and he is loved and taken care of very well. Best of luck Donna and I hope this situation gets resolved very soon. I would do anything for my grand baby. And the grandson's mother needs to step up and be a Mom and do what's right for him and that is leave him with the person who has raised him and cared for him and let him be with the loving family he knows!

Donna please know we love you and Sam very much and are praying that this all works out for the best. Have faith God will take care of it.
I love you Sammy........

It's sad that I don't have full custody of my son. He would be better off with me instead of hidden away or taken out of state to a mom who he barely knows.

You people are f'ing stupid! Are you kidding me? Donna is violating the law?! But then you scorn the babies mother for doing the same? You people have 0 knowledge of this and are going off wild accusations posted on a website by people who make claims to be relatives. The child is being hidden away because Donna is a crazy bitch. If she really had legal right to believe Jessica was an unfit mother why nor battle her in court? Why not sue her? Why not follow the f'n laws!!!! Has the world really gone mad? Siding with the criminal element? You are the same people who would cut off your nose to spite your face. People like Donna and her family make me wish breeding was regulated by the government.

Hey now ashamed I'm trying to do everything through court I just was stating that as of right now my child is not in harms way. Also I would have rather not had all this blasted out on the web. The only reason I started was to let people now that he was safe no one needs to no more

Matthew,
That is a BS statement. If you'd rather it not be blasted on the web then YOU would not have "blasted" it. You are letting people who cannot help you know privileged information for what reason? What can they do to help? The proper authorities have already been informed of what is going on and have enough evidence to go forward with getting the child back to his mother. This article mentions nothing of the mother’s whereabouts AND clearly states the child was taken from O'Fallon, Missouri and not Georgia or Alaska like you, and others, posted previously. If you really cared for anyone involved in this you wouldn't have said anything publicly. You should have taken your evidence to the Police involved and not attempted to tarnish the name of you "supposed" child's mother. I find it funny how you can speak on the child's behalf for how well he is doing, yet, seemingly have no idea of his actual location? So how can you know he is safe or even still alive? If you are adding and abetting a known fugitive of the law then you are just as guilty as the people you chastise. If you really cared for you “son” you would be turning in your “mother in law” for the crime she committed and fighting the court to get your child yourself. Why don’t you have full custody? Have you been an unfit parent to the child? Oh, and the same woman who stole your “son” RAISED the woman you scorn for being an unfit mother. Hmmm, interesting.

Matthew, just curious as to why your son was living with grandma and not yourself?

Donna is a good woman for taking care of her grandson since jessica is a retard. And matthew im sorry that u dont have your son, but why is this even on the news if donna has custody? The courts should not allow your son to be back with his mother. How can she abduct him for 3months and someone say something about it now? The mother is acting like a child. If she didnt care about him then, then why does she care now? Donna do your best to keep your grandson. He needs you. And mathew i hope that you will continue to be in his life because a child needs their daddy.

If you are trying to do everything through court then you know that your chances of keeping your son are slim to none after you purposely hid him from the courts and his mother. Quit forcing your son to remain in hiding. If they can't locate him then how is he attending school? Seeing the doctor? How can you assure his basic needs are being met? BOTH parents have a right to their child, as I am sure the courts have told you. Instead, you have taken the law into your own hands and have forced your son into a situation that he can now read about the rest of his life, on the Internet. Oh yes, you guys are father and grandmother of the year. When the child is of age he may then make the choice of whether or not to see his mother, but in the meantime you have a responsibility to ensure he gets the chance to make that choice. If you don't your child will eventually resent you, and frankly I wouldn't blame him. Let go of your fear, and let your son see HIS mother, as it is his basic right to do. On a side note, I agree with ASHAMED, what is wrong with people? You receive one side of the story and base your opinions on that. Whatever happened to thinking critically and challenging what you hear?

And if Donna really abducted him then why wasnt there an Amber alert the day of??? That was December 26, 2012...Leave the boy where he is comfortable and loved. The mom probably just wants him to collect child support or get money from the state. This is ridiculous!! I am so proud to be studying law to become a lawyer, so that I can defend the good and defeat the bad!! Donna wherever you and sam are, you are a blessing!!!

If you read it correctly, you would realize that the mother has custody not the grandmother. Although, I do believe there is a hell of alot more to the story then they're letting us know

Would you wanna have your mother incarcerated? That would be a extremely hard decision to make. The grandmother im sure truly loves this boy and is probably trying to protect him in some way but, she has to know this is the wrong way to go about it. There are proper channels to go through. If the mother who has custody was harming or knew her child was being harmed, then why didn't G-ma just call DFS? I guess thinking about it, that takes me back to my opening statement but reversed. Debbie do the right thing and talk to the police straighten this up and clarify it for everyone. Take it from someone that made a horribly stup de

If I was a young mother, and the best thing for my son was to leave him with his family, which should have been his dad and not grandma, while I settled, then that would make me a great mom! That would be the hardest decision a mom could make for the sake of a child! Regardless, that is her child and if dad can't take care of him and mom can....I read in a post that he fell down and need stitches. My son has broken his arm at school and fallen at home and needed stitches. Neglect? No, a boy, lol. I also read above that she had told him she was feeding the baby and Sam would have to wait. I have 2 other children and have said the same. Again, neglect? Hardly! Give this woman a chance to love her son and he, since when does an 8 year get to make life decisions about whether or not he wants to see his mom, a chance to know and love her. Building relationships is hard on adults and probably much easier for a child. I'm sure that during his time with grandma he Never heard or overheard grandma or dad saying how terrible mom was, never, right!? (That was sarcastic) I don't know any of you but I have 3 kids and would do whatever I had to, including leaving them with their dad, to insure their well-being. Thank goodness life has been kind to us and I am thankful every day for that.

Sounds to me that "ashamed" and "Rebecca" are friends with the mother and taking her side

Would you wanna have your mother incarcerated? That would be a extremely hard decision to make. The grandmother im sure truly loves this boy and is probably trying to protect him in some way but, she has to know this is the wrong way to go about it. There are proper channels to go through. If the mother who has custody was harming or knew her child was being harmed, then why didn't G-ma just call DFS? I guess thinking about it, that takes me back to my opening statement but reversed. Debbie do the right thing and talk to the police straighten this up and clarify it for everyone. Take it from someone that made a horribly stupid decision when he was a teen. I did five years in the Missouri Department of Corrections. You know what though if I don't regret it, I wouldn't be the person I am today though if I didn't mess up earlier in life but I know there had to be an easier way to go about becoming the honest, productive, law abiding citizen I am today. Prison is no joke Debbie!

The mother gave up the child long time ago. I am trying to figure out why it took the mother so long to call the police. If she cared so much. If the grandma got custody of the child then wtf. This mother wants now . I think if you can sleep around and have kids with every man you with. And if you gave up the child then .You should not come out 3 months later acting like you are a great mother. And as the father goes why the hell did you give someone else coustody of your child. I disagree with some of you . The child should be with someone who cares for the child and not trying to get him back just so you can piss off the other parent. Such a shame how all of you are acting in this situation. Go about it as adults and hamdle it in court. The child dose not deserve this stupidity.

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Apparently theirs a lot that needs to be sorted out by the family courts and theirs is some lies being told. All party's are in the wrong here and not acting in the child's best interest AND should be ashamed by your actions! Grandmother should turn the child over to the courts so he can be removed from the turmoil whilst this is sorted out by the courts.

I agree Chris. This has become way out of hand. The child should not be used as a pawn in this way. Return him to his legal guardian, and if you don't like where he is, go to court and battle it out there....NOT IN FRONT OF THE CHILD! Shame on you for putting him through this garbage!!! And we wonder why kids have social problems and other problems when they get older!

First off! None of you have a clue whats really going on! It is so easy for people to pass judgment when it has absolutely. .... nothing to do with them! Unless you are fully aware of whats going on you really should think before you type! The court's are fully aware of the situation and this has always been handled in court! We try to teach our children not to bully others, to stay out of others business and not listen to rumors! All you are doing is bullying! The news is only giving you a small part of the puzzle!

The child has been located, and the grandmother arrested. See our new story on the front page of OFallon.Patch.com

Wow there is some hate coming my way on this one. I kinda care what you people think. But you wouldn't know everything that I have done and do unless I told you. All I really wanted to say when I seen this story is that he was safe I know that bc I know his grandmother. Maybe she didn't do the right thing but she did it bc she thought she was protecting my son. This would have been worked out one way or anouther. To bad that it had to go down like a head line Hoosier story.

And I didn't have anything to do with keeping him away from the mom I was in contact with the mom the whole time. I've always went through the court and did what it has told me I don't fight it I was not a part of this or my picture would have been up there too

I would like to say I'm a friend of the family. I have seen with my own eyes the verbal and phyiscal abuse the mother is toward Sam. I have watched her up and leave for months without calling him. This is a game to her. She is selfish and using Sam as a token that she has won in this matter. She lies all the time, so beware! Jessica doesn't have that bond that a mother and child build at birth. She treats him like a younger brother with no patience and a pain in her ass. She will abuse Sam for all that has happened and I only pray that Donna or Matt gets full custody of Sam. She doesn't derserve this child now after never being around in his life when he was younger, and when she was there she treated her cats better than her own child!
Donna was protecting Sam and I back her. It might not have been legal, but then our legal system sucks. Sometimes you have to put things into your own hands to make sure that someone is safe.
Matt don't worry about the hate you are getting on this site. These people have no idea what is really going on and just wants to flap their lips.

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