Authorities arrested five people including the father and stepmother, in Jonesboro, near Atlanta, the local WXIA news network said, showing moving footage of the little boy cuddling up to his mother, both in tears, as they were reunited on Saturday.
She directed police to a false wall, hidden by towels, enabling them to find him.
The apparent hiding space was above the garage of the home.
"It shocked all of us, honestly," said one neighbour. "They were really nice people, they were open. They were like, 'Hey, come over any time you want.'"
Police told Atlanta's Channel 2 the mother had apparently reported the child missing to child welfare authorities in 2010, but not to police, possibly because she was an immigrant and unfamiliar with the legal system.
However, authorities said there were still many unanswered questions over custody and why police had not been involved earlier, and that the child would remain with family services for the time being.
The father and stepmother, Gregory Jean, 37, and Samantha Joy Davis, 42, and three others were charged with obstruction, false imprisonment and cruelty to children.
Neighbors said the boy was seen at times working in the yard, and that they heard that he was home-schooled, reports said.
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