ceiling , according to WSIL . Police say the boy had been hidden for nearly two years . Wilfong , 30 , is jailed on felony child abduction charges and made her first court appearance Tuesday , Sandusky said . `` We let him out of the car and he ran around like he 'd never seen the outdoors , '' Master Sgt. Stan Diggs with the Illinois State Police told WSIL . `` It was actually very sad . '' In an interview on ABC 's `` Good Morning America '' on Monday , before she was arrested , Dobbs disputed the accusation that Ricky was hidden in the small room , saying that in two years he spent `` maybe five minutes '' there . `` My grandson had the run of the house , '' she said . `` When we were outside , we would go fishing , we would do weenie roasts . We 've done fireworks on the Fourth of July . He 's helped me plant my flower garden in the back . '' She said she would not plead guilty to the charges . `` We were on our own and we
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- An Illinois woman and her boyfriend , already charged with aiding in the abduction of the woman 's 6-year-old grandson , face new charges of tampering with a witness in the case , officials said Tuesday . Ricky Chekevdia , 6 , allegedly was hidden with his mother in a secret room in his grandmother 's house . Diane Dobbs and Robert Sandefur , both 51 , are in jail pending the filing of formal charges in the case , said Beth Sandusky , victim services coordinator for the state attorney 's office in Franklin County , Illinois . The two were charged previously with aiding and abetting child abduction , a felony , according to Sandusky and court records . They were released from jail on bond Monday , but were back in custody within hours , according to ABC News and CNN affiliate WSIL . Last week , authorities found Ricky Chekevdia , Dobbs ' grandson , at her home . The boy was hiding along with his mother , Shannon Wilfong , in a secret room built to hide them -- an area about 5 feet by 12 feet , with a 4-foot