A New Jersey mother is charged with obstruction after her missing son is found hiding in a crawl space in her home, authorities report. Police locate the juvenile in the crawl space in the basement after searching following the report that he was missing.
According to accounts of the investigation, the mother tells East Brunswick police that the teen is not home. Outlets differ slightly in wording, but both describe the same core sequence: a missing-person claim, a police response, and the teen’s discovery while concealed in the crawl space. Authorities treat the circumstances as potential interference with the investigation, leading to the obstruction charge.
