Former NFL player and wife arrested after abused son goes missing

Former NFL defensive end Daniel Muir and his wife Kristen have been arrested after their 14-year-old son, who was allegedly abused, was located safe.

The Indiana State Police SWAT team executed search and arrest warrants around 6 a.m. Wednesday and found the three family members at their Logansport home.

Police said Bryson Muir, who was the subject of a Silver Alert issued on June 28 after his grandmother said he had been physically abused by his parents, appeared “safe and well.”

Daniel and Kristen Muir were taken into custody without incident. Bryson was turned over to the Cass County Department of Children's Services.

Daniel Muir, 40, was charged with obstruction of justice and domestic violence. Kristen Muir, 38, was also charged with obstruction of justice.

On June 28, police said the Muir parents agreed to bring Bryson to the station at noon, but backed out at 11 a.m., indicating their refusal to cooperate. That's when the Silver Alert was issued for Bryson. Police provided the public with two photos of the teen, one of which showed him with a black eye. Bryson's grandmother, Cheryl Wright, told police he may have been abused by his parents.

Bryson was last seen on June 26 outside Wright's home near Cleveland, Ohio. He got into Kristen Muir's white 2015 Chevrolet Suburban, which was quickly stopped by police without Bryson in the car.

“Officers believe he was likely transferred to another car,” Wright told Fox 59 on Monday.

Who is Daniel Muir?

Daniel Muir is a pastor at Staitway Truth Ministries, a Tennessee-based religious group that some online have called a cult. The organization reportedly owns the Muirs' home and the white Suburban. Wright told the outlet that Bryson was “brainwashed” into living at the religious compound.

“Bryson is so conditioned or indoctrinated by their lifestyle that he wanted to go back,” Wright told the outlet. “As I tried to convince my daughter to leave, he ran away from home and left with them.”

“His face was bruised. When I got him, he had a black eye and a busted lip,” Wright continued. “His face was all swollen. I can only imagine how many times he had been hit in the face for it to be like that.”

Newsweek contacted Wright and did not hear back.

Daniel Muir spent seven seasons in the NFL with four different teams, signing with the Green Bay Packers as a Defensive Tackle in 2007.

He spent 2008-2011 with the Colts, 2012 with the New York Jets and finished his career with the Oakland Raiders in 2013.

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