ANDREW MOSIER - 14 yo (2010) - Houston TX / Denver CO

by TomTerrific0420 Fri Nov 11, 2011 5:29 am

A 14-year-old boy who has been the focus
of a long-running custody battle between his neurologist father from
Houston and dentist mother from Denver has been found after a 15-month
search.

Police in Jackson, Mich. arrested the boy's uncle, Douglas Lazell,
52, in connection to Andrew Mosier's disappearance and the boy is
currently in protective custody, said Det. David McCurry of the West
University Police Department, near Houston. The boy had been staying
with his uncle in a Motel 6.

"It's been 15 months that I've imagined just about everything that a
father can about what happened to his son," said Dr. Dennis Mosier, who
was contacted by phone at the Houston airport, where he is awaiting a
flight to Michigan. "I'm just glad that Andrew has been found and that
he is safe."

Dr. Mosier, who has full custody of his son, said he is on his way to
reunite with his son and will later determine the best course of
action. He said it was the second time his son was snatched away from
him.

"This nightmare is finally over," said Dr. Mosier's attorney Laura Dale. "Michigan was not on our radar, I can tell you that."

Dr. Mosier has not seen his son since Aug. 5, 2010 when the then 13-year-old boy disappeared from his suburban Houston home.

Mosier has told police that he suspects his ex-wife, Denver dentist
Carol Lazell, who is only allowed supervised visits with her son, was
involved.

Her attorney, Michael Canges, has said she did not have anything to do with her son's disappearance.

However, Dale said that police tracked Carol Lazell to Michigan
within the past two weeks and Dr. Mosier said police have confirmed that
she has given checks to her brother, Douglas, since he was missing.

Dr. Mosier was awarded custody of Andrew in January of 2010 by a Jefferson County, Co. magistrate.

But on June 18, 2010, Doug Lazell went to a home where a caretaker
was watching Andrew and persuaded him to drive him and Andrew to the
airport for a trip to Denver.

When he heard about it, Dr. Mosier called police. Carol Lazell
claimed she had no part in her brother's decision and within four days
Andrew was back in Houston.

In August of 2010, Andrew disappeared again. His uncle Doug had disappeared as well.
http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_19308090