It is to late to edit my post to add a link. So l am bumping it up. Btw, there is a pic of Brandon and Melani at the below link.
How a Gilbert drive-by shooting is tied to the Idaho missing children
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After his attempted murder, Brandon asked the court for full custody of his four children and requested Melani not see the children without supervision.
"The agents investigating (the shooting) have indicated to (Brandon) that they have concerns over the children's safety if they remain in the care of mother unsupervised," Brandon's attorney wrote in a court filing.
In that filing, Brandon's attorney expressed his concerns about Melani's relationship with her aunt, Lori Vallow. Melani frequently spent time with Lori and took their children to her home, according to the filing.
Brandon said through his attorneys that he worried his children were "at risk of imminent physical and emotional harm" if they were to return to their mother.
When she was alerted to the shooting, Melani did not express concern for his safety or the safety of the children, Brandon claims in court documents.