John Russell Skelton, the father who was jailed after the disappearance of his three young sons nearly 15 years ago , was arraigned Monday in Lenawee County District Court on open murder charges in their deaths.

Skelton was transferred from the Bellamy Correctional Facility in Ionia on a writ hours before by the Michigan State Police.

He was nearing the end of a 15-year prison sentence for unlawful imprisonment in connection with the disappearance of his sons Andrew, Alexander and Tanner (9, 7 and 5) on Thanksgiving Day 2010 when new criminal charges for open murder and tampering with evidence were filed Nov. 12.

A Michigan State Police vehicle arrived at the Lenawee County Jail around 11 a.m. Nov. 17 bringing Skelton, originally from Morenci, back to his home county. Two unmarked car

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