Leilani Simon, mom of disappeared Georgia toddler Quinton Simon, charged with his murder - New York Post

The parent of Quinton Simon, the 20-month-old Georgia lad who vanished past month, has been charged with his disappearance and murder, constabulary announced Monday.

“We are profoundly saddened by this case, but we are thankful that we are 1 measurement person to justness for small Quinton,” the Chatham County Police Department tweeted, successful announcing the apprehension of Leilani Simon, 22.

The CCPD previously announced their content that Quinton was deceased. They besides confirmed Simon was their premier suspect.

Police said the mom-of-three is being brought to the Chatham County Detention Center portion waiting for her enslaved hearing.

“We bash not expect immoderate different arrests successful transportation with this case,” constabulary said.

Simon archetypal reported her lad missing astatine 9 a.m. the greeting of October 5. He was reportedly past seen astatine the Savannah location she shared with her boyfriend, her 3-year-old son, and her ma — who had custody of some children.

“Since that time, millions of radical person followed Quinton’s lawsuit and person been awaiting answers,” constabulary tweeted Monday.

Simon allegedly told dispatchers she believed idiosyncratic took her lad from his playpen earlier 9 a.m., erstwhile she woke up to an unfastened door.

Leilani Simon, the parent of missing Georgia lad Quinton Simon, has been charged with his execution and disappearance. Chatham County Detention Center

Quinton Simon was reported missing from his family’s Savannah home.WJCL

The 911 call, however, came a fewer hours aft Simon texted Quinton’s babysitter, Diana McCarta, to cancel plans for the day.

“I got a substance this greeting saying they would not beryllium present — would not beryllium babysitting them astatine 5:29 [a.m.]. Which was benignant of unusual due to the fact that I person them adjacent erstwhile she doesn’t work,” McCarta told WSAV.

The probe into Quinton’s disappearance quickly became criminal successful nature, soon aft Simon’s parent allegedly told constabulary that she did not spot her daughter.

“She hasn’t ever done the close thing,” Billie Jo Howell admitted successful an interview.

Law enforcement had brought hunt dogs to the family’s home, wherever they scoured the interior arsenic good arsenic the outdoor excavation and adjacent pond. The FBI was besides connected the scene.

The FBI has been assisting successful the investigation.WJCL

Police past spent astir a period combing done a section landfill successful a task they described arsenic “massive – yet, painstaking,” successful the anticipation of uncovering Quinton’s remains. No accusation has been released connected whether they were yet palmy successful locating immoderate portion of the toddler’s body.

Quinton’s begetter Henry Moss, 24, has antecedently said helium hadn’t heard from Leilani successful months but warned constabulary she was not a bully mother.

“She’s a unspeakable idiosyncratic and she’s going to jail, oregon hell. She’s evil. She shouldn’t beryllium present retired successful society,” he told the Daily Mail.

“If she didn’t privation him, she could person told me. I would person travel and got him,” Moss added.

Chatham constabulary said much details connected Simon’s apprehension would beryllium released soon.