McCready's mother has guardianship of five-year-old ZanderMother and son are 'safe, healthy and comf...

1. Mindy McCready who went missing with son, 5, is in
Nashville and pregnant with twins
McCready's mother has guardianship of five-year-old ZanderMother and son are 'safe, healthy and
comfortable', according to singer's publicistMcCready has had boy for 30 days
By
Daily Mail Reporter
Updated:
16:19 GMT, 1 December 2011
Country singer Mindy McCready is in Nashville and says she will probably not be able to bring her
five-year-old son back to Florida to fulfil a judge's order - because she is nearly seven months
pregnant with twins.
McCready said today that she and her mother have had a long custody battle over Zander. Her
mother was awarded guardianship of the boy in 2007.
Florida Department of Children and Families said a missing person report was filed with Cape Coral
police on Tuesday night after McCready took Zander from her father's home.

2. Missing: Former country music
star Mindy McCready, seen here in a 2007 mugshot, has gone missing with her five year old son
Zander
A statement released today from the troubled star's publicist revealed the pair are 'safe, healthy and
comfortable'.
'The 5-year-old boy has been with his
mother for more than 30 days,' the statement continued. 'Law enforcement
officials spoke with the child and saw Zander via Skype yesterday.'
On Tuesday, DCF discovered that
McCready and the boy were not at her father's home and a judge ruled she
must return the boy voluntarily by 5pm. Thursday or risk an arrest
warrant.
McCready earlier denied 'stealing' her
child and issued a statement saying: 'I am working with lawyers to try

3. to get all this straightened out.'
Mindy lost custody of Zander, seen here in 2009, left, and in the arms of Rosie
O'Donnell in 2006 at three months old, after several run-ins with the law
She told Access Hollywood: 'I did not
steal my child, as it would be impossible for me to kidnap what already
belongs to me! There never was any missing persons report and never an
Amber Alert.'
The 36-year-old, who has been jailed twice and reportedly attempted suicide four times, does not
have custody of the toddler.
A Florida judge has now given McCready until Thursday to return the boy.
The singer, who appeared on Celebrity
Rehab with Dr Drew in season three, went missing after an allowed visit
with her son at her father's home.
McCready's mother was granted custody of Zander after McCready's long line of run-ins with the
law.
Ex-boyfriend Billy McKnight is
the father of MCready's son
DCF

4. spokesman Terry Field said the agency requested an emergency pickup order, and a judge said
McCready must
return the boy by 5pm Thursday.
A former country music chart topper,
McCready's life spiralled out of control in 2004, and has since suffered
domestic abuse, been arrested on drug and DUI charges and made several
reported attempts at suicide.
MCready's
first run-in with the law came in early 2004, when she attempted to buy
powerful pain killer Oxycotin using a fake prescription in Nashville,
Tennessee.
McNight was arrested after he tried to choke her in 2005
After pleading
guilty, she was later fined $4,000, ordered to perform 200 hours of
community service, and slapped with a three year suspended sentence.
In May 2005, McCready's ex-boyfriend
and the father of her child Zander, Billy McKnight, was arrested and
charged with attempted murder after hitting and trying to strangle the singer.

5. Shortly after splitting with McKnight, she later attempted suicide the following July.
Adding to her woes, a warrant was issued for McCready, after she had violated her probation.
It
stemmed from two separate incidents in both May and July 2005, where she was charged
with driving on a suspended license, identity theft, unlawful use of
transportation, unlawful imprisonment, and hindering prosecution.
She was later arrested in Florida and
returned to Tennessee, where she went in front of a jury who once again
charged her for violating her probation.
The former star, who was pregnant with
McKnight's baby, later allegedly tried to commit suicide again in September 2005.

6. Troubles: Mindy has been
arrested five times, here is another one of her mugshots in 2005
Following Zander's arrival in March 2006, it appeared that McCready was on the road to recovery.
However
after a reported physical argument with her mother in July 2007, she was
arrested and charged with assault and resisting arrest.
McCready was later sentence to one year in jail, but was released just three months later in
December.
After nearly half a year trouble free, McCready once again violated her probation.

7. Reality show: In 2009,
McCready took part in reality TV
show Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, which was aired the following year
in January and February
Sentenced to jail for the second time, she served 30 days of a 60 day sentence, and was released on
good behaviour in October 2008.
Just under two months later in December, she reportedly attempted suicide for the third time.
In 2009, McCready took part in reality TV show Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, which was aired the
following year in January and February.
The 53-year-old addiction specialist treated the singer for substance abuse and she later appeared
on The View to discuss her road to recovery and her attempt to salvage her music career.

8. Speaking out: McCready
appeared on The Dr. Oz show on U.S television last year, to discuss her troubles
McCready later released her fifth studio album, I'm Still Here, in March 2010.
However, shortly after, she allegedly had another overdose.
McCready's fall from grace came after her success in the country music industry.
In 1996, McCready's LP Ten Thousand Angels sold over two million records, going platinum twice.
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