ok, that piece of info makes the story a bit different.. they were in the middle of things, not after it was all sorted out.
Did the stepmom know she had to take the kid to Michigan?
More questions....
Yeah, she knew.
Here’s a pretty balanced story on the incident.
http://www.lenconnect.com/article/20140620/NEWS/140629919/10058/NEWS
You can find the stepmom’s version here. https://www.facebook.com/justiceforthehindesfamily