New Jersey teen reported missing found hiding in mom’s crawl space, mom arrested on obstruction charge

A New Jersey mom was arrested after her teenage son was reported missing — and then found two days later by police hiding in the suspect’s basement, officials said Monday.

Jennifer Buckley, a 48-year-old East Brunswick resident, was booked on suspicion of obstruction of administration of law, police said.

She was taken into custody at a little after 3:30 p.m. EDT on Thursday, about 44 hours after her 17-year-old son had been reported missing, East Brunswick police Lt. Jason Fama said in a statement to NBC News on Monday.

The boy’s father called East Brunswick police at 7:47 p.m. on Tuesday reporting that the teen “was scheduled to be dropped off at his residence at approximately” 6 p.m. that day but never showed up, East Brunswick police said in a statement.

The boy’s mother “reported that her son was not at her residence” and “expressed concerns that her son may be a danger to himself,” police said.

The father, Matthew Buckley, said he was confident their son wasn’t in any danger and was staying with his ex-wife the whole time.

“Honestly, I wasn’t too worried,” Buckley, 50, told NBC News on Monday. “I knew she was pulling some BS like…

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