Michael WilsonA missing 2-year-old Cleveland, Tenn., girl has returned home after a 10-day cross-country search ended in Grand Junction, Colo.
The hunt for Skyla Lashay Miller began when her noncustodial father, Michael Wilson, 35, failed to return her to Clara Hanacek, her custodial grandmother, after his visitation expired Aug. 7. Law enforcement officers intercepted the pair Wednesday evening on Interstate 70 in Mesa County, arresting Wilson on an outstanding warrant of custodial interference.
Miller “appeared to be unharmed” and authorities placed her in the care of the Mesa County Department of Human Services until reunited with her grandmother, according to the Grand Junction Police Department blog.
Wilson has been placed in the Mesa County Jail, pending extradition, the police department said.
The Bradley County Sheriff’s Office announced that investigators seek to amend Wilson’s charges to aggravated kidnapping, but did not provide a date for his extradition.