The search for missing 20-month-old Quinton Simon brought investigators to a Georgia landfill, where law enforcement and FBI agents were sifting through garbage on Wednesday in hopes of uncovering the infant’s remains.
Quinton was last seen at his home in Savannah around 6 a.m. on October 5. The boy was reported missing hours later by his mother, Leilani Simon, who is the “prime suspect” in his disappearance and presumed death, police said.
“We recently began an extensive search of the landfill here in Chatham County,” Chatham County Police Commissioner Jeff Hadley told reporters during a Tuesday night news conference.
“After every step we took in this case, the need for this search was based on where the evidence took us,” he added.
Hadley didn’t specifically say what evidence they brought to the landfill, but noted that authorities believe Quinton was “placed in a specific dumpster in a specific location and brought here by regular means of disposal.”
“I have no doubts that we will find his remains here at the landfill,” he said
Hadley also said that authorities were “not ready” to press charges as they “still had work to do” on the investigation.
On Monday, Leilani Simon appeared in Chatham County Juvenile Court for a preliminary custody hearing over Quinton’s two siblings, WTOC reported. Her mother already had custody of Quinton before his disappearance, and she still has custody of his three-year-old brother, Billy.
