"After Melissa Gilbert's husband Timothy Busfield learned Friday night that there was a warrant out for his arrest in New Mexico, on allegations that he groomed and molested two young boys on a TV set, the veteran actor said he jumped in a car the next morning and began driving to Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2,000 miles away. It's not clear whether Busfield, or his attorney, contacted Albuquerque police to let them know he was in transit and planned to turn himself in."
"He was soon booked into the Metropolitan Detention Center outside Albuquerque, with his first court appearance scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. Prosecutors in Bernalillo County said in a Facebook post that they would ask a judge to order that Busfield remain in custody while the case proceeds through the judicial process. It's not clear whether New Mexico authorities knew Busfield was coming, if they cared or whether it would have stopped the U.S. Marshals Service from getting involved,"
Timothy Busfield faced a warrant in New Mexico alleging he groomed and molested two young boys on a TV set. After learning of the warrant Friday night, he drove about 2,000 miles toward Albuquerque the following morning. Authorities were uncertain whether Busfield or his attorney notified Albuquerque police of his transit or planned surrender. By Monday, New Mexico police did not know his whereabouts and the U.S. Marshals Service joined a nationwide search. A fugitive task force later raided the upstate New York home he shares with Melissa Gilbert. Busfield was booked into the Metropolitan Detention Center outside Albuquerque, and prosecutors said they would seek continued custody.
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