Grandmother of slain Georgia toddler Quinton Simon arrested: documents

Police in Georgia arrested the grandmother of Quinton Simon, the 20-month-old who was allegedly killed by his mom — however fees in opposition to her don't seem associated to the tot’s loss of life.

Billie Jo Howell was arrested on a cost of contempt of court docket and booked into Chatham County jail Monday, in accordance with Chatham County Sheriff’s Division data.

Howell, who additionally makes use of the final title Betterton, was reportedly put right into a suicide-prevention smock, in accordance with native ABC affiliate station WJCL.

She was thrown behind bars on account of a maintain positioned by Chatham County juvenile court docket. Her arrest is just not believed to be associated to Quinton’s disappearance and loss of life.

Howell’s daughter and the mom of Quinton, Leilani Simon, was arrested on Nov. 21 for the homicide of the little boy after he was lacking for greater than a month. His stays had been later discovered in a Savannah landfill after investigators spent weeks digging via trash for proof of the kid.

Billie Jo Howell was arrested for contempt of court docket Monday.

The Chatham County Police Division (CCPD)

Quinton Simon was reported lacking on Oct. 5 and the investigation quickly turned prison in nature, as police feared the boy was lifeless.

FBI brokers and police searched a Savannah landfill for weeks till they discovered partial stays that had been later matched to Quinton Simon via DNA testing.

CCPD

Simon, 22, pleaded not responsible to the homicide final month.

Howell had custody of her grandson and his older brother on the time the kid went lacking. She beforehand mentioned that she didn’t belief her daughter.

“She hasn’t all the time carried out the precise factor,” Howell mentioned of Simon in an interview.