Boy missing four years found behind fake wall in Georgia

An incident in Georgia last week has drawn intense national attention.  On Saturday in Clayton, GA, police officers pulled back a piece of wall between the garage and attic of a house and found 13-year-old Gregory Jean Jr. huddled inside.  The boy had been missing for 4 years.

The boy's father and stepmother were arrested and held without bail on several charges, including false imprisonment and obstruction of an officer.  The stepmother, Samantha Davis, also had several other child cruelty claims launched against her, including heating a pair of scissors and cutting off a piece of son's tongue.

The missing boy had been contacting his mother, who had called 911 and told authorities her son was being held against his will and being abused.  The boy thanked rescuers for finding him.

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