LOGANSPORT, Ind. — A lawyer for former Indianapolis Colts player Daniel Muir says he is being illegally held in the Cass County Jail.
In a filing on July 8, Muir's lawyer said denying him bail was "unconstitutional under both state and federal law." He is calling on the judge to set a hearing to set bail and allow for Daniel's release.
Daniel was arrested on July 3 after an Indiana State Police SWAT team executed a search and arrest warrant on his home in Logansport.
They were searching for 14-year-old Bryson Muir, who had been missing since June 16.
The team found Bryson, Daniel and his wife, Kristin, inside the home. According to ISP, Bryson appeared safe and well, and was released to the care of the Cass County Department of Child Services.
Daniel and Kristin were both denied bond by a Cass County judge on July 3, citing Daniel as a flight risk. The judge also issued a no-contact order between Daniel and Kristin and their son, Bryson.
The parents' jury trial is scheduled for Nov. 4.
ISP is asking anyone with information on the incident with Bryson Muir to call the ISP Peru Post at 800-382-0689 or 911.
Bryson's grandmother speaks on his disappearance
The original report that Bryson Muir was missing came from his grandmother, Cheryl Wright, near Cleveland, Ohio.
Shortly before he went missing, Wright went to pick Bryson up in Toledo at her daughter's request. Wright said Bryson had a black eye, a fat lip and a swollen face.
"He just said that his dad did it, but he wasn't angry, but he wasn't angry at his father. He told me that he deserved it and it was OK," Wright said. "So I told him that it wasn't and that nobody should beat their children like that, not if they love them."
Friday morning, state police said the Muirs backed out of a meeting with police that they were supposed to bring Bryson to and were reportedly no longer cooperating with investigators.
Friday night, 13News reporter Chase Houle spoke to Wright on the phone for about 15 minutes about her daughter, Kristin, son-in-law Daniel and what she believes happened to her grandson.
"I just want to find Bryson. I want to make sure he's OK," Wright said.
Bryson's grandmother believed the former Colts player and her daughter were hiding Bryson because they didn't want police to see his beat-up face.