LAS VEGAS -- The mother of the late King of Pop has apparently been found.
Arizona authorities say that Katherine Jackson, mother of Michael Jackson, is staying with her daughter there and resting on a doctor's orders.
Family attorney Sandy Ribera said earlier that Mrs. Jackson was preparing for a road trip in a recreational vehicle her son had bought for her. She was heading to New Mexico to watch her other sons perform in their Unity Tour.
Before leaving on her road trip, a doctor was brought to her home and told her that her longtime physician had sent him. Jackson agreed to meet with the doctor, who then ordered to fly to her sons' concert, instead of drive because of health concerns.
She decided to follow the doctor's orders and left Michael's children, of whom she is the legal guardian, in the care of an adult grandson.
After not hearing from Katherine Jackson for more than 24 hours, which the family lawyer said is unusual for the woman, her grandchildren became concerned for her welfare. Jackson did not attend any of her sons' concerts, which she had said she was looking forward to attending, the lawyer said.
"Prince, Paris, and Blanket are the light of Katherine Jackson's life, as she is to those children," Ribera said in the statement. "Out of concern for Mrs. Jackson's well-being and in an effort to ensure her being safely reunited with her grandchildren as soon as possible, a report was filed on Saturday with the Sheriff's Department who will be investigating this matter."
Michael Jackson's children told the attorney that they were told by other family members who were believed to be with Katherine Jackson that she was not available to speak with them.
The office of Katherine Jackson's longtime physician confirmed to the lawyer that a doctor had not been sent from that office. According to the lawyer, the doctor who went to Katherine Jackson's home has been publicly reprimanded by the California Medical Board for fraudulent activities and has ties to Dr. Conrad Murray, the doctor who was sentenced to four years in prison on involuntary manslaughter for Michael Jackson's death.
The only reports provided to the family have been conflicting and confusing, especially those pertaining to the status of Katherine Jackson's health, the lawyer said. When Michael Jackson's children last saw their grandmother on July 15 she was in great health physically as well as mentally, Ribera said.
