WHERE IS HE?
POLICE have shared a major update in the search for missing toddler Quinton Simon as the family's internal friction is revealed.
Georgia police said they can't rule out that Quinton was abducted and have called in the FBI for help.
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The toddler has been missing since October 5 when he disappeared from his home in Savannah.
Court documents shown to WJCL show the family were at loggerheads before Quinton's disappearance.
They show Billie Jo Howell, Quinton's grandmother, wanted to remove the child's mom, Lelani, and her boyfriend, Daniel Youngkin, from the home.
"They have damaged my property and at this point no one is living in peace," the documents read.
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She wanted the couple out "as soon as possible" and requested custody over 20-month-old Quinton and his 3-year-old brother.
"She hasn't always done the right thing," Billie Jo said of her daughter this week.
"Sometimes she does really great, sometimes she doesn't. I don't know what to think right now. I don't know what to believe, because I don't think anybody ever believes this is going to happen to them.
"I don't know if I can trust her or I don't. I just know I'm hurting and I want this baby home. He's my baby."
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Chief Hadley said he didn't believe any foul play was involved in Quinton's disappearance.
As the search enters its fifth day, the police said it was "re-canvassing" specific areas of its search.
"We are not in need of volunteers, but want to keep you informed about our efforts to find the little boy," police said.
"The FBI continues to provide assistance and support, as they have since day one."
Chief Hadley said the force would leave no stone unturned.
"There's a very sequential process that takes place here," Hadley said Friday.
"It may be frustrating to the general public, it may be frustrating to y'all that things aren't developing as quickly as you may like.
"But we've got to make sure that we're doing the right thing, that we're being lawful, making sure we dot our I's and cross our T's. So that if we discover evidence, it can be admissible in court and we can use it in court if we have to."
He added: "We’re going to hold out hope that he’s still alive, and that we can find him and bring him home safe to his parents."
The search has involved police, drones, helicopters, horses and tracking dogs, according to the local police department.
They've searched his home, a pond, drainage popes, dumpsters and nearby woods.
According to police, Quinton's mother's boyfriend reported seeing him at 6am on October 5.
The mother woke at 9.39 and reported him missing.
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The boy's biological father was not near him during the time of his disappearance, Hadley said.
No suspects or persons of interest have been named and there is no evidence to suggest the toddler didn't walk off on his own, cops said.
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