BENTON, Ill. (AP) -- The father of an Illinois boy who authorities say was hidden in his grandmother's home in a crawl space for nearly two years during a custody dispute says he's biding his time before he's reunited with his son.
Authorities in southern Illinois' Franklin County found 6-year-old Ricky Chekevdia (cheh-KEHV'-duh) along with his mother on Friday in the grandmother's home near Royalton.
The mother, 30-year-old Shannon Wilfong, is charged with felony child abduction. The grandmother, Diane Dobbs, is accused of aiding and abetting.
For now, the boy is a ward of the state staying with a relative of his father, Mike Chekevdia. A court hearing is scheduled Tuesday on the boy's living arrangements.
