WHERE IS HE?
A POOL behind a missing toddler's home has been searched for the second time in days as cops work around the clock to find the boy.
Monday marked the fifth day of search efforts after Quinton Simon was reported missing from his home in Savannah, Georgia.
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A massive search was launched after the family said that Quinton was last seen on Wednesday, October 5.
Investigators arrived at the family home again on Monday as footage emerged of a pump running in the backyard, hinting that authorities were draining the family’s pool.
A fire engine was brought to the scene after the pump wasn’t flowing fast enough.
The pool was previously searched on Friday, October 7, along with a pond near the home.
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The U.S. Sun contacted the Chatham County Police Department for more information about the second search of the pool.
Betsy Nolan, the agency's public information officer, said that police got a search warrant for the pool but no other details were released.
Chatham County Police Chief Jeff Hadley previously said that detectives were working 18-20 hour days as they searched several areas.
The chief revealed that police and FBI agents have re-searched the home for any clues about where Quinton could be.
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WITHOUT A TRACE
More than 40 FBI agents are assisting with the aggressive search for Quinton, Hadley said on Monday.
“Everybody is being looked at, everybody is being interviewed.”
As the search stretched on, Chief Hadley said that investigators didn't know where the toddler's parents were.
"I don't know where they are currently," Hadley told a group of reporters.
"I do believe they've been staying at the residence, but physically, right now, as I'm talking to you, I don't know where they are."
NEW COURT DOCS
Court documents obtained by WSAV revealed that Quinton’s mother, Leilani Simon, had reportedly been ordered to begin paying child support for Quinton and his older brother.
The decision was made a week before the 20-month-old went missing and it was filed with the clerk on the morning that the little boy disappeared.
Court documents reviewed by WJCL showed the family was at odds before Quinton's disappearance.
The records revealed that Billie Jo Howell, Quinton's grandmother, wanted to remove Lelani and her boyfriend Daniel Youngkin from her home.
The papers claimed that the pair “damaged” Billie Jo’s property and that Lelani allegedly had a history of stealing from the family.
“She hasn’t always done the right thing,” said Billie Jo.
“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.”
Billie Jo stressed that she just wants Quinton home.
Quinton’s grandfather said that the child’s mother has lied to the family before.
"I don’t know. That’s just bad to say, but she just likes to lie,” he told WSAV.
Over the weekend, police said that finding the toddler was their “highest priority.”
Cops previously said that they didn't believe that foul play was involved in the toddler's disappearance.
However, Chief Hadley said on Monday: “We’re looking at it from multiple fronts, one of it being a criminal investigation as well as a missing child at this point.
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“We don’t have anything confirmed so can’t say anything absolutely, but it is fair to say that our efforts in the cooperation with the FBI and them providing an abundance of resources to us that we are looking at the criminal aspect of it.”
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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