Major Quinton Simon update as his grandmother reveals the location cops believe his body is buried
THE grandmother of a missing boy presumed dead by cops has revealed the chilling location officers believe his body is located.
Little Quinton Simon mysteriously vanished from his home in Chatham County, Georgia, on October 5.
Police on Wednesday said they believe the 20-month-old to be dead and named his mother, Leilani Simon, as a suspect in his death.
Now his grandmother Billie Jo Howell has told local reporters that officers believe the boy's remains are in a landfill.
In a tweet late Wednesday, the Chatham County Police Department said, “We are saddened to report that CCPD and the FBI have notified Quinton Simon’s family that we believe he is deceased.
"We have named his mother, Leilani Simon, as the prime suspect in his disappearance and death."
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No arrests have been made and no charges have been filed, the tweet said.
Quinton had been reported missing by his mother, who told cops he had been in his playpen before she discovered he had gone.
Local outlet WJCL then obtained the dispatch call made after he was reported missing.
In the audio, an official can be heard explaining: "Complainant advised her one-year-old son is missing.
"She woke up, her door was open. Advised he's unable to open a door. Thinks someone came in and took him."
Court documents obtained by WSAV had earlier revealed that Quinton’s mother Leilani had reportedly been ordered to begin paying child support for the youngster and his older brother.
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The decision was made a week before the 20-month-old went missing and it was filed with the clerk on the morning that he disappeared.
Court documents further showed that the family was also at odds before Quinton's disappearance.
The records revealed that Quinton's gran Billie Jo wanted to remove Leilani and her boyfriend Daniel Youngkin from her home.
Papers claimed that the pair “damaged” her property and accused Leilani of 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.”
New footage then revealed a furious argument between Billie Jo and Quinton's babysitter.
In it, raging Billie Jo Howell is heard screaming "my baby's not dead" after childminder Diana McCarta spoke about creating a memorial.
The police chief had earlier said officers had contacted the boy’s biological father and did not believe he was involved.
Officers also performed a cursory search of the child’s home but didn’t find him hiding inside, he added.
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No Amber Alert was issued for the missing boy, Hadley said because that would require police to first determine the child had been abducted.
Hadley planned to hold a news conference at 1pm local time on Thursday to discuss the case.
