Bryson Muir, missing child from Cass County

LOGANSPORT, Ind. — Police continue to search for a 14-year-old Logansport boy who has been missing for more than a week. The child's parents, including a former Indianapolis Colts player now named as a person of interest, are now in the “early stage of cooperation” with investigators.

Indiana State Police are asking for the public's help in locating Bryson Muir, a 14-year-old boy last seen 11 days ago who may be a victim of abuse at the hands of his parents . Bryson is the son of former Colts defensive lineman Daniel Muir, who is now a person of interest in the investigation.

Grandma's report

Bryson was last seen by non-parental family members on June 16 after leaving his grandmother's house outside Cleveland, Ohio, with his mother, Kristen Muir, in a white 2015 Chevrolet Suburban. The child's grandmother reported to police that the child had a black eye and was at risk of abuse by his parents.

Indiana State Police Capt. Ron Galaviz said only a few minutes passed between the time the son and mother left the home and when local police had stopped his suburb. However, officers said Bryson was not found in the car with his mother.

“It only lasted a few minutes, it wasn't a very long period of time,” Galaviz said. “But during that time, Bryson could not be found. We don't know where he went.”

Parents Survey

Two days later, the Cass County Department of Child Services requested ISP troopers investigate allegations of domestic battery against Bryson at a home in Logansport. This was after the department was unable to contact the family.

As of Thursday, June 27, the ISP had been unable to reach the Muir parents despite repeated visits to the family home along the 1700 block of West U.S. 24 in Logansport.

Today, Capt. Galaviz says detectives have made contact with the parents at the Logansport property and they are “beginning to cooperate” with the investigation. However, Bryson has still not been located and no arrests have been made as of 3:30 p.m. Thursday.

Logansport property, possible cult ties

State police said Muir's Logansport property was owned by the Servant Leader's Foundation, a nonprofit religious group. The Chevrolet Suburban driven by Kristen Muir is also owned by the Servant Leader's Foundation.

FOX59/CBS4 crews recently visited the scene, which is located on a secluded two-lane road in rural Logansport and surrounded mostly by trees. A long gravel driveway is cut off near the road by a fence marked with several no-access and no-private-property signs.

There is no sign outside the house with the name Servant Leader's Foundation, but there is one just beyond the fence that says “Welcome to Straitway Indiana Goshen.” An escutcheon on the panel has an “S” on a shield with two swords forming an X behind the shield.

A Google search for Straitway will take you to Straitway Truth Ministries, a Tennessee-based religious group that some online have called a cult. On the Straitway Truth Ministries website, the group states that it is a “nation of commandment-keeping Hebrew Israelites; obedient to Yah (God) and our savior, Jesus the Christ.

Straitway's official YouTube page features a video posted four months ago of a man who appears to be former Colts defensive tackle Daniel Muir preaching from a stage to a cheering crowd.

In the video, Muir shows a photo of himself and his former Colts defensive end, Robert Mathis, while discussing a place called Goshen.

Further investigation

Galaviz said a Silver or Amber Alert has not yet been issued because the information police have about Bryson's situation does not meet the criteria.

“He is our primary concern, his well-being and safety are of the utmost importance,” Galaviz said last week. “His father, Daniel, is a person of interest, someone we want to speak with. We also want to talk to the mother. »

Police are urging anyone with information on the whereabouts of Bryson or his parents to contact the Indiana State Police Peru Station at (800) 382-0689 or call 911.