The case of the runaway dad

May 17, 2012 at 2:41AM

July 18, 2011: Sebastian Cross wakes to a note saying his father was gone and wouldn't be back.

Aug. 29, 2011: Steven Cross is arrested by a sheriff's deputy in San Luis Obispo County, Calif.

Jan. 25: Jury in Dakota County finds Cross guilty of child neglect.

April 25: Judge tells Sebastian that he will be reunited with his biological parents.

Wednesday: Cross sentenced to 2 years of probation; Sebastian is in the custody of his mother.

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