( CNN ) -- Country music singer Mindy McCready was hiding in the closet with her son when authorities took the 5-year-old boy into custody in Arkansas , officials said early Saturday . Authorities found Zander McCready and his mother in a home in Heber Springs , Arkansas , according to David Rahbany , the chief deputy U.S . Marshal in eastern Arkansas . `` The child appeared to be in good condition when we found him ... he was in the closet with his mother , '' Rahbany said . Local sheriffs and marshals had placed the home -- believed to belong to the singer 's boyfriend -- under surveillance for hours before they found the boy late Friday , he said . The boy is in the custody of the Arkansas Division of Children and Family Services , who will make arrangements to take him to his legal guardian in Florida , his maternal grandmother . Until recently , the boy has been living with Mindy McCready 's mother and stepfather , Gayle and Michael Inge , who have legal custody . The singer , who has fought a public battle against drug addiction , has visitation rights . McCready took her son from her mother 's Florida home late last month and asked a court to restore custody to her out of concern over the boy 's safety . A Florida judged signed an emergency `` pickup order '' Thursday authorizing law enforcement officers to get the boy . McCready 's mother and stepfather said they are relieved . `` We feel sorrow for Zander because he 's traumatized , and for Mindy , '' they said . `` We just hope she does the right thing from here on out and that this is a wake-up call for her . '' McCready was not charged with a crime Friday , Rahbany said , adding it is unclear whether she faces any future charges . The singer burst on the music scene in 1996 with the debut album `` 10,000 Angels '' and the chart-topping country hit `` Guys Do It All the Time . '' Her website biography says she had an `` explosive relationship '' with the boy 's father , Billy McKnight , who is a country singer . McCready participated in the 2009 season of the reality TV show `` Celebrity Rehab With Dr . Drew . '' CNN 's Tom Watkins , Phil Gast , Michael Martinez , Selin Darkalstanian , Dave Alsup and Vivian Kuo contributed to this report .
The singer is found hiding in a room with her son . The room in question was under surveillance before the year - old was found . McCready found her son late last month , but she does not have legal access .