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Quinton Simon's mother speaks after being named suspect in Savannah toddler's disappearance, death

Leilani Simon says she still hopes her 20-month-old son will be found “happy and alive” as investigators search a Savannah landfill for the child’s remains.

Quinton Simon's mother speaks after being named suspect in Savannah toddler's disappearance, death

Leilani Simon says she still hopes her 20-month-old son will be found “happy and alive” as investigators search a Savannah landfill for the child’s remains.

ALL NEW AT 6 - A TOTAL OF FOUR PEOPLE ARE FACING CHARGES TONIGHT. THEY'RE ACCUSED OF DISORDERLY PROTESTING - OUTSIDE THE HOME OF QUINTON SIMON. WE'VE REPORTED - THE 20- MONTH-OLD DISAPPEARED BACK ON THE FIFTH ... TWO-AND-A-HALF WEEKS AGO. CHATHAM COUNTY POLICE HAVE NAMED HIS MOTHER ... LEILANI SIMON ... THE PRIME SUSPECT IN HIS DEATH... ALTHOUGH SHE HAS *NOT BEEN ARRESTED. INVESTIGATORS WILL CONTINUE SEARCHING A CHATHAM COUNTY LANDFILL FOR THE BOY'S BODY TOMORROW MORNING AT SUNRISE. NOW ... AN UPDATE FROM OUR ANDY COLE ... WHO'S LEARNED ... THE POLICE CHIEF IS MOVING THESE PROTESTOR ARREST CASES... TO THE NEXT LEVEL. CCPD SAYS ON FRIDAY NIGHT THEY RESPONDED TO THE HOME WHERE QUINTON SIMON WAS LAST SEEN ALIVE FOR A GROUP OF DISORDERLY PROTESTORS. AFTER SPEAKING TO THE GROUP AND INFORMING THEM OF THEIR RIGHTS ... OFFICERS LEFT THE SCENE WITHOUT MAKING ANY ARRESTS. POLICE TELL US A SHORT TIME LATER... OFFICERS RESPONDED AGAIN TO QUINTON'S HOME... THIS TIME BECAUSE THREE PROTESTORS WERE BLOCKING THE DRIVEWAY... PREVENTING SOMEONE FROM LEAVING. POLICE SAY AFTER THE PROTESTERS REFUSED TO LEAVE ... OFFICERS AREEARED THEM. JOHN BOATRIGHT ... WANDA BOATRIGHT ... AND WILLIAM GARRETT ARE FACING CHARGES OF DISORDERLY CONDUCT. SATURDAY... ANOTHER PROTESTER WAS ARRESTED AFTER POLICE SAY THEY BANGED ON THE DOORS AND WINDOWS OF QUINTON'S HOME. KIMBERLY TAHYER WAS BOOKED IN THE CHATHAM COUNTY JAIL ON CRIMINAL TREPASS CHARGES WITH A $1300 BOND. AFTER LEARNING OF THE WEEKEND ARRESTS... POLICE SAY CHIEF JEFF HADLEY STARTED AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION. HE REFERRED THE CASES TO THE OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS TO BE REVIEWED THIS WEEK. ACCORDING TO POLICE DOCUMENTS... THE O-P-S' MAIN ROLE IS TO INVESTIGATE ALL COMPLAINTS AGAINST INTEGRITY. THEY SERVE AS FACT FINDERS AND DEAL WITH ANYTHING, FROM EXCESSIVE ABSENSES TO USE OF FORCE INSTANCES. IN CHATHAM COUNTY... I'M ANDY COLE. WJCL 22 NEWS. ONE OF THE PROTESTORS CONTACTED WJCL SAYING SHE WAS ARRESTED FOR QUOTE "NOTHING"... WE ASKED TO INTERVIEW THEM T
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Quinton Simon's mother speaks after being named suspect in Savannah toddler's disappearance, death

Leilani Simon says she still hopes her 20-month-old son will be found “happy and alive” as investigators search a Savannah landfill for the child’s remains.

Above file video: Police arrest protesters outside missing Savannah toddler Quinton Simon's homeSAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The mother of a missing Georgia toddler presumed dead by police said Monday that she still hopes her son will be found “happy and alive” as investigators search a landfill for the child’s remains.Nearly three weeks have passed since Leilani Simon called police to report her son, 20-month-old Quinton Simon, was missing from his playpen at their home just outside Savannah. Though police have named her as a suspect in her son’s death and disappearance, the boy’s mother said she doesn’t know what happened to him.“We’re in limbo just like everybody else is,” Simon said Monday. “We’re sitting here every day waiting for answers.”RELATEDPolice arrest 4 protesters outside missing Savannah toddler Quinton Simon's homeTimeline: The Search for Missing Savannah Toddler Quinton SimonGALLERY: Family photos of Quinton Simon, missing Savannah toddlerShe spoke as police and FBI agents Monday resumed sifting through trash at a nearby landfill in the search for the boy’s remains. Chatham County Police Chief Jeff Hadley told reporters last week that police believe the child’s body was dumped in a trash bin that was later emptied at the landfill. After police spent days searching the home and surrounding neighborhood, Hadley said that investigators believe the child is dead. He also named Simon as police’s sole suspect, though he declined to say what evidence police have to support their suspicion. Simon has not been arrested or charged in the case.Below file video: Police called to Tybee Island after hecklers find Quinton Simon's family“I’m not running and I’m not hiding,” she said. “And if something does come up that I am at fault, I will take myself to that police station.”Hadley said police had evidence that prompted the landfill search, though he declined to say what it was.“I have every belief that we will find his remains here at the landfill,” the police chief said last Tuesday.Below file video: Authorities shift focus to landfill in search for missing Savannah toddlerSimon insisted she hasn’t given up hope that her son is still alive.“We want him back in our arms, holding us. That’s what we want,” she said. “We’re just hoping that he’s in somebody’s house and they’re feeding him and maybe they wanted a baby or couldn’t have a baby. Maybe they thought they were his savior. That’s our best hope at this point.”

Above file video: Police arrest protesters outside missing Savannah toddler Quinton Simon's home

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The mother of a missing Georgia toddler presumed dead by police said Monday that she still hopes her son will be found “happy and alive” as investigators search a landfill for the child’s remains.

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Nearly three weeks have passed since Leilani Simon called police to report her son, 20-month-old Quinton Simon, was missing from his playpen at their home just outside Savannah. Though police have named her as a suspect in her son’s death and disappearance, the boy’s mother said she doesn’t know what happened to him.

“We’re in limbo just like everybody else is,” Simon said Monday. “We’re sitting here every day waiting for answers.”

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She spoke as police and FBI agents Monday resumed sifting through trash at a nearby landfill in the search for the boy’s remains. Chatham County Police Chief Jeff Hadley told reporters last week that police believe the child’s body was dumped in a trash bin that was later emptied at the landfill.

After police spent days searching the home and surrounding neighborhood, Hadley said that investigators believe the child is dead. He also named Simon as police’s sole suspect, though he declined to say what evidence police have to support their suspicion.

Simon has not been arrested or charged in the case.

Below file video: Police called to Tybee Island after hecklers find Quinton Simon's family

“I’m not running and I’m not hiding,” she said. “And if something does come up that I am at fault, I will take myself to that police station.”

Hadley said police had evidence that prompted the landfill search, though he declined to say what it was.

“I have every belief that we will find his remains here at the landfill,” the police chief said last Tuesday.

Below file video: Authorities shift focus to landfill in search for missing Savannah toddler

Simon insisted she hasn’t given up hope that her son is still alive.

“We want him back in our arms, holding us. That’s what we want,” she said. “We’re just hoping that he’s in somebody’s house and they’re feeding him and maybe they wanted a baby or couldn’t have a baby. Maybe they thought they were his savior. That’s our best hope at this point.”