However, Michelle mentions the reason why the Border Patrol was brought into this was because of some sort of custody dispute
If John Mohammed wasn't married to her .. then what reason would there be for a custody dispute?
According to INS records I obtained, Malvo was arrested by Border Patrol agents in Bellingham, Wash., on December 19, 2001. Local police called the Border Patrol during an incident involving "some sort of custody dispute" between Malvo's mother, Uma Sceon James, and John Mohammed (the ex-Army soldier with black radical Muslim ties now at the center of the sniper investigation).
I don't know, I don't really get his interest in Malvo at all. Was he playing mentor, or something creepier?
I've seen reports today that Mohammed had custody problems with both of his ex-wives, which led to abductions, by him, out of state. I don't have those links, but maybe someone else does.