The grandmother of the deceased US toddler Quinton Simon — whose remains were found in a Savannah landfill final month and whose mom was arrested and charged together with his loss of life — has been arrested, based on on-line information and NBC affiliate WSAV of Savannah.
The arrest of Billie Jo Betterton, 45, will not be associated to her Georgia grandson’s loss of life, WSAV reported. The character of the cost in opposition to her was not clear in on-line information from the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office.
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There isn’t any bond set, based on the web information. It was not instantly clear whether or not Betterton has retained a lawyer, based on a spokesperson for the Chatham County District Legal professional’s Workplace, who added that the investigation is ongoing.
Betterton’s mugshot reveals her sporting a suicide prevention smock, Parla Parker, public info officer for the Chatham County Sheriff’s Workplace, confirmed. Parker declined to elaborate, citing HIPAA necessities that shield inmates’ well being info.
Parker directed further questions relating to the arrest to Chatham County Juvenile Courtroom. Officers with the juvenile court docket couldn’t instantly be reached, and court docket information associated to the arrest weren’t instantly out there on-line.
A spokesperson for the Chatham County Police Division mentioned the division was not concerned in making the arrest.
Betterton’s arrest comes two weeks later the FBI’s Atlanta division recognized stays within the Superior Landfill in Savannah as these of her toddler grandson by DNA evaluation after discovering the stays on November 18. Quinton’s explanation for loss of life has not but been decided, based on the Chatham County Coroner’s Workplace.
The toddler’s mom, Leilani Simon, 22, was arrested on November 21 and charged with malice homicide, concealing the loss of life of one other particular person, false reporting and making false statements. Her subsequent listening to is about for January 11, court docket information present.
Police beforehand mentioned they didn’t anticipate to make another arrests within the case.
Courtroom information present that Betterton, who additionally goes by the final identify Howell, sought to evict Simon, her boyfriend and her kids from her residence in September.
“Not seeking to be compensated. Simply need them to maneuver out as rapidly as attainable,” Betterton wrote within the September eight submitting. “They’ve broken my property and at this level nobody resides in peace.”
That discover was served to Simon and her boyfriend somewhat over per week later, information present.
Quinton’s mom reported him missing on October 5 from his residence in an unincorporated a part of Chatham County, Georgia, close to Savannah.
The seek for Quinton drew widespread consideration and a big legislation enforcement response — including more than 40 FBI agents — who spent 30 days sifting by 1.2 million kilos (544,000kg) of trash, officers mentioned.
Every week after Quinton’s disappearance, officers mentioned they believed he was dead and that they considered his mother to be “the prime suspect in his disappearance and loss of life”.
Chatham County Police Chief Jeff Hadley mentioned investigators had proof that prompted the search of the landfill, however declined to say what it was.
Betterton’s arrest additionally comes greater than a month after each of Quinton’s paternal grandparents died, WSAV reported. Quinton’s grandfather, Henry Dale Moss Sr, 61, was killed in an alleged hit and run in Burke County, about 95 miles (153km) northwest of Savannah, on November 2. NBC affiliate WLBT of Jackson, Mississippi, reported that Moss’s son is Quinton’s father.
A public info officer for the Burke County Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned Tuesday there have been no updates out there in that case.
WSAV reported that Quinton’s grandmother handed away the week earlier than the alleged hit-and-run. Additional info on her loss of life was not instantly out there.
