Kids Who Kept Police at Bay Meet With Mother

JoAnn Dunn McGuckin has had a brief meeting with her children, two weeks after she was arrested on a child neglect charge.

Talks are still underway in Sandpoint that could allow the family to live together in the future, McGuckin’s lawyer said.

Because of that, a custody hearing set for today was postponed.

McGuckin’s children visited their mother in the Bonner County Jail in Sandpoint, Powell said. It was the first time she had seen them since her arrest May 29, an event that prompted her children to begin a five-day standoff with law enforcement officers.

Powell said a witness called the visit “a beautiful thing to see.”