Major update in hunt for missing baby Quinton Simon as gran issues worrying details about her daughter
THE grandma of a missing baby has admitted that she doesn’t know if she can trust her daughter – days after he mysteriously disappeared.
Little Quinton Simon, 20 months, remains missing after he vanished from his home in Savannah, Georgia on October 5.
FBI agents have joined Chatham County Police Department in their investigation amid fears that the youngster may have been abducted.
The grandmother of Simon’s mom Leilani, 22, appears to have fears about whether she can trust her daughter.
Billie Jo Howell told WJCL: “She hasn't always done the right thing. Sometimes she does really great, sometimes she doesn’t.
“I don’t know what to think right now.”
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“I don’t know if I can trust her or I don’t.”
She admitted that she’s been left “hurting” following Simon’s disappearance and stressed that she just wants him to come home.
Cops said on Saturday that finding the baby was their “highest priority”.
Court documents, seen by WJCL, have revealed that Billie Jo wanted to remove Leilani and her partner Daniel Youngkin from her home.
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The papers allege that the pair have “damaged” Billie Jo’s property.
Cops do not believe that foul play was involved in Simon’s disappearance.
But, officers have said they planned to “recanvas” specific areas of the search.
Chatham County Police Chief Jeff Hadley told reporters: “We’ll continue to look at all angles and exhaust all investigative avenues.”
Cops have, so far, used drones, helicopters, horses, and tracking dogs as part of the search effort.
They've searched his home, a pond, drainage pipes, dumpsters, and the nearby woods.
Cops revealed that Youngkin reported seeing Simon at 6am on the morning he vanished.
More than three hours later, he was reported missing by Leilani.
The boy's biological father was not near him during the time of his disappearance, Hadley said.
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Cops have said that his disappearance doesn’t appear to be connected to a custody dispute.
No suspects or persons of interest have been identified.
Hadley said Leilani and Youngkin are "victims" at this point in the probe.
Initial reports claimed that the toddler “wandered” off, according to WTOC.
Simon’s babysitter, who has provided care to the toddler for 10 months, has been left heartbroken.
Diana McCarta told ABC7 that she’s been unable to sleep at night.
She described the past few days as “horrible”.
Simon was last seen wearing a light blue Sesame Street t-shirt and black pants.
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Tips can be submitted online at police.chahamcountyga.gov/tips or alternatively on Crime Stoppers.
Members of the public have been urged to call 911 if they see the boy.
