Mindy McCready’s Boys: Grandmother and Ex Seek Custody

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Feb 202013
 

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Mindy McCready’s two boys have been in the foster care system since Feb. 7, and are now wards of the state following the singer’s tragic suicide on Sunday.

Zander, 6, is the son of Mindy’s ex-boyfriend Billy McKnight, and Zayne, 10 months, is now an orphan.  His father David Wilson, Mindy’s fiance, killed himself in January.

Mindy’s mental and physical health deteriorated quickly after the death of Wilson.  Fearing for the safety of the young boys, her father Tim McCready petitioned the court to immediate intervene on his grandson’s behalf because his daughter “hadn’t bathed in a week … was screaming about everything  and was very verbally abusive to Zander.”

The judge granted the petition and the children remain in state foster care.  No decision has been made about their future fate.

McKnight will seek custody of his son Zander.  He told PEOPLE, “My son needs me.  I’m married, working and successful. I’m on the right track and proud of it. I’ve been sober for years. I just want my son.”

Mindy’s mother Gayle Inge, who was awarded primary custody of Zander for several extended periods in the past, is seeking custody of both boys and has the full support of the Dept. of Human Services, who officially notified Circuit Judge Lee Harrod that Inge has a “substantial relationship” with the children.

A custody hearing is scheduled for April 5.

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Details Emerge in the Death of Mindy McCready

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Feb 182013
 

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Details are beginning to emerge about the circumstances surrounding the tragic death of country singer Mindy McCready, 37, who took her own  life Sunday, Feb 17.

Deputies were sent to her home around 4 p.m. and found her body on the front porch along with that of her dead dog.

The Cleburne County Sheriff’s office released the following statement last night:

“At 3:31 PM, Sunday, February 17th deputies from the Cleburne County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a report of gun shots fired in the area of 1132 Fox Chase Drive in Heber Springs. Officers arrived on the scene at 3:58 PM and discovered the body of 37 year old Melinda Gayle McCready on the front porch of the residence. Ms. McCready was pronounced dead at the scene from what appears to be a single self-inflicted gunshot wound. At this time family members have been notified of the incident. Ms. McCready will be transported to the Arkansas State Crime Lab for an autopsy and the matter will be fully investigated.”

The dog, oddly, was a key figure in an ongoing investigation into the death of McCready’s longtime boyfriend who died of a gun shot last month.  McCready recently told NBC, “I didn’t find the bullet, the dog did.  It was in the dog’s mouth.”

McCready is survived by her son Zander, 6, with ex Billy McKnight, and baby Zayne, 10 months.

The youngest child’s father, record producer David Wilson, was found dead on Jan. 13, 2013 of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot.  Coroner Warren Olmstead, who has not yet ruled in the case of Wilson, will also be conducting the autopsy and death investigation in the McCready case.

A  judge removed both of Mindy’s sons from her custody on Feb. 6 citing safety and welfare as his prime concern.  McCready was sent back to rehab for a mental-health and alcohol-abuse evaluation but was reportedly moved to outpatient care within the last few days.

Zander’s father appeared this morning on TODAY and said, “As sad as it is, it didn’t come as a major shock, because she’s just been battling demons for so long.  I was around her when she attempted suicide twice, so I knew it was in her.”

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Mindy McCready Dead from Self-Inflicted Gunshot

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Feb 172013
 

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Mindy McCready has been found dead from an apparent suicide.

According to reports, the country music singer shot and killed herself Sunday evening.

“A close family friend of Mindy McCready has informed me that the country singer has committed suicide,” Stacy McCloud, a reporter at FOX 17 in Nashville tweeted.

“The Mindy McCready suicide I told you about has now been confirmed from 4 different sources. A statement from the family is in the works,” she tweeted a short time later.

E! News has also confirmed McCready’s death with a family friend.

Things have been rough lately for the troubled singer. Her boyfriend, David Wilson, committed suicide just over a month ago. On February 6, her two children were removed from her home and she was committed to a treatment facility for mental-health and drug and alcohol abuse evaluation.

Developing…

UPDATE: Mindy McCready shot her dog before turning the gun on herself — new details about Mindy McCready’s suicide

Mindy McCready’s Boyfriend David Wilson Dead at 34

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Jan 152013
 

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Singer-songwriter David Wilson, 34, died in his Heber Springs, Arkansas home on Sunday evening, reportedly from a self-inflicted gun shot wound.  He was country singer Mindy McCready‘s boyfriend and the father of her 9-month-old son, Zayne.

The Cleburne County Arkansas Sheriff’s Office confirmed that authorities responded to his home on Sunday after receiving a report of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Mindy released a statement:

“Today, we mourn the loss of my life partner and my children’s father.  David Wilson was my soul-mate, a caregiver and guiding hand to our sons, Zander and Zayne.  He was a precious gift from God to all of us and, yesterday, he returned home and is now with his mother and father. David loved and was loved. Those who knew and loved him will miss him; those who did not know David missed the opportunity to know a truly loving and gifted man.”

McCready, 37, has struggled with her own demons, including drug busts, jail stints, severe depression and a suicide attempt in 2008 that led to her hospitalization after she cut her wrists and took pills.  The series of legal woes led the Arkansas court system to award primary custody of her oldest son, 6, to the singer’s mother.

In 2008, it was revealed that the troubled singer had carried on a long-term affair with baseball star Roger Clemens that began when she was 15.

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Mindy McCready Delivers Son Zayne, Not Twins

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Apr 132012
 

Country singer Mindy McCready and boyfriend David Wilson welcomed baby Zayne into the world on April 9.

The new parents released this statement, “Zayne is truly a blessing and a joy.  It was a long and trying pregnancy; we’re so happy he’s here. There are no words to convey how happy we are.”

When Mindy announced her pregnancy she indicated that she was having twins.  Her rep clarified with E! News about that, “At the time of the initial announcement surrounding Mindy’s pregnancy, in consideration of her size, Mindy was certain she was carrying twins; a misinterpreted sonogram seemed to support her feelings and excitement.”

This is Mindy’s second child.  Son Zander, 6, with ex-boyfriend Billy McKnight, was removed from her custody and placed with Mindy’s mother several years ago.  Last November Mindy fled from Florida to Arkansas with the child.  Police investigators found them hiding in a closet.

A child welfare hearing in December provided a ruling that sat well with Mindy.   She can’t talk about it but she claims she is “happy” with the outcome.

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