10/17/12 - A Hartland Township man accused of kidnapping his son is heading to trial. Mark Joseph Grabowski was recently bound over for trial in Livingston County Circuit Court. The 53-year-old former football player was recently bound over for trial on a charge of unlawful retention of a child by a parent. The decision came after 53rd District Court Judge Carol Sue Reader deemed there were some claims in the case best decided by a jury. A massive search effort began after Grabowski failed to return his 11-year-old son Connor home to his mother prior to the Labor Day weekend. He was arrested at a hunting ranch in South Dakota on September 7th. Allegations of abuse against the boyâs mother surfaced during that search but a Child Protective Services worker testified that Conner was very eager to get home and her investigation found no evidence of any child abuse or neglect. Grabowskiâs defense attorney indicated that a computer in Connerâs possession was believed to contain evidence and Judge Reader ordered it turned over to the Livingston County Sheriffâs Department. Grabowski has been ordered to have no contact with Connor unless directed otherwise by the court and remains on house arrest. (JM)
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