( CNN ) -- The mother of an 8-year-old boy suspected in the shooting deaths of his father and another man said Monday that the youngster `` loved his dad '' and had a strong relationship with him . `` He 's a very good little boy , '' Eryn Bloomfield said on ABC 's `` Good Morning America . '' `` What happened to being innocent until proven guilty ? '' For legal reasons , Bloomfield -- who is identified in court papers as Eryn Thomas -- could not discuss details of the case . She said she is not even allowed to discuss the case with her son . Prosecutors in Apache County , Arizona , filed a motion Friday to dismiss one of the two murder charges against the boy -- the charge involving the death of his father . The filing gave no explanation , saying only , `` The state believes the interest of justice will be served by such a dismissal . '' Authorities last week released a videotape of the boy 's police interview in which he initially denied any involvement in the shootings , but later said he had shot his already-wounded father `` because he was suffering . '' Watch the boy talk to police » . Legal questions surround the interview . One of the boy 's defense attorneys said he was not read his rights and had no attorney or parent present . Police have not responded publicly to those complaints . Asked what she heard on the interview tape , Bloomfield responded , `` A scared little boy , that 's what I hear -- someone who 's very afraid of what 's going on . '' `` He had a very good relationship with his father . He did a lot with him , '' she said . `` They did everything together . He loved his dad . '' She described her son as `` very outgoing . He loves animals . He likes to ride his dirt bike , skateboarding , you know , outdoor things . '' Asked if he 's ever been in trouble at school , she replied , `` No . Not at all . I mean , acting out as far as not raising your hand when he needs to speak -- you know , just normal stuff like that . '' The boy lived with his father , Vincent Romero , 29 , in St. Johns , Arizona . Bloomfield lives in Mississippi . The Apache County Superior Court clerk 's office said the latest legal agreement between the boy 's parents was from April 2006 . The mother had weekly visitation rights and had the boy on some weekends and holidays , according to court documents . Romero and Tim Romans , who rented a room in Romero 's home , were found dead inside the house November 5 . Police said the next day that the boy had confessed to shooting the men with a .22-caliber weapon . Watch why observers find the interrogation troubling » . The killings shook the town of about 4,000 residents near the New Mexico border . Trying to hold back tears , Bloomfield told ABC that her son is scared and living alone at a juvenile detention center . The other children were removed so that older juveniles could not influence him `` in the wrong way , '' she said . `` So he 's in there by himself , in his cell by himself , '' she said . Authorities have said the boy is attending school at the detention facility . Apache County Court Administrator Betty Smith said earlier this month , `` Every effort is being made to see that he 's comfortable . '' Bloomfield described heart-wrenching visits -- 30 minutes each day -- when she can speak to her son through a glass partition . `` I get two visits with him that are physical visits -- to where we sit in a room and he will come and sit in my lap pretty much the whole time and hold onto me , '' she added . She will be allowed 48 hours with him at home over the Thanksgiving holiday , she said . `` We 're going to watch movies , play games , try to keep things normal as possible , '' she said , adding that the boy had picked out the movie `` Kung Fu Panda . '' Officials from the juvenile detention center and a court-appointed guardian will be present during the visit , Smith said . According to a report in The Arizona Republic , Judge Michael Roca warned the media not to contact the juvenile . `` The minor is off-limits , '' he said , according to the newspaper . `` I think common decency should protect him , but , just in case , he is not to be contacted . '' Asked what she 'll say to him on Thanksgiving , Bloomfield answered , `` I tell him every day that I love him , and I do n't know how much more I can express that , but I definitely plan on doing that -- just to let him know that I 'm here for him and how much I do love him . ''
Mother : Son rarely in trouble outside of incidents like speaking out of turn in class . Boy will be allowed home for holidays , has asked to watch `` Kung Fu Panda '' movie . Boy is suspected in two shooting deaths , but prosecutors look to drop one charge . The 8-year-old is scared , in `` cell by himself '' but visits often with mother , she says .