Ex-NFL Player and Wife Arrested After Abused Son Found

Former NFL defensive tackle Daniel Muir and his wife Kristen have been arrested after their 14-year-old allegedly abused son was safely located.

The Indiana State Police SWAT team executed search and arrest warrants on Wednesday around 6 a.m. and found the three family members at their Logansport home. Police said Bryson Muir, who was the subject of a Silver Alert issued on June 28 after his grandmother reported he had been physically abused by his parents, appeared “safe and well.”

“Bryson is so conditioned or brainwashed to their way of living that he wanted to go back,” his grandmother, Cheryl Wright, told Fox 59 on Monday. “As I tried to get my daughter to leave, he ran out of the house and left with them.”

Daniel and Kristen Muir were taken into custody without incident. Bryson was released to the Cass County Department of Child Services.

Daniel Muir, 40, was charged with one count of obstruction of justice and one count of domestic battery. Kristen Muir, 38, was also charged with obstruction of justice.

On June 28, police said the Muir parents agreed to bring Bryson to the station at noon, but backed out at 11 a.m., signaling an unwillingness to cooperate. That’s when Bryson’s Silver Alert was issued. Police provided the public with two photos of the teen, one of which showed him with a black eye.

Bryson’s grandmother reported that he could have been being abused by his parents.

Bryson was last seen on June 26 outside Wright’s home near Cleveland, Ohio. He got into Kristen Muir’s white 2015 Chevrolet Suburban, which was quickly pulled over by police without Bryson in it.

“The officers believe that he had probably been switched into another car,” Wright told Fox 59 on Monday.

Who is Daniel Muir?

Daniel Muir is a pastor at Staitway Truth Ministries, a Tennessee-based religious group that some online have labeled a cult. The organization reportedly owns the Muir’s home and white Suburban.

Staitway Truth Ministries, a Tennessee-based religious group.

Daniel Muir spent seven seasons in the NFL with four different teams, signing with the Green Bay Packers as a Defensive Tackle in 2007.

Daniel Muir during his NFL career.

The investigation is ongoing, and more details will be released as they become available.