US Politics | Missing Quinton Simon’s grandmother admits it was a ‘bad decision’ to go drinking with daughter as cops searched for tot
THE grandmother of Quinton Simon admitted it was a bad decision to go out drinking with her daughter while police searched for the missing toddler, it has been reported. Billie Jo Howell enjoyed a night out in a beach resort town with Quinton's mom Leilani Simon, who is the prime suspect in the boy's disappearance, last week. 
Facebook/billie.bettertonQuinton Simon's grandmother, Billie Jo Howell, said that it was ...a bad decision' to go out drinking with her daughter Leilani Simon as cops searched for Quinton's body '/ ' 
Howell said that she and Leilani went to Tybee Island to escape protestors outside their homeYouTube The mother-daughter dup went to StingRay's bar in Tybee Island, Georgia, on October 18 and sat outside to drink with their friends. Meanwhile, FBI agents were searching a landfill looking for little Quinton's body near the family home in Savannah, Georgia, nearly an hour away. Howell, 45, blamed the night out on protestors, who she claimed have made her feel like "a prisoner." And she is said to have called Quinton's biological father to explain that she and her daughter went to Tybee Island to escape them, Daily Mail reports. READ MORE QUINTON SIMON 
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SHOCK CALL Quinton Simon 'drowned in tub while mom was high,' grandma says in phonecall "It got so bad," she is said to have told Henry "Bubba" Moss. "My friends from out of town that come down here to support me, they stayed close to me for two days and then decided to get a room at the beach for two days." Howell reportedly told Moss protestors arrived at her home and began honking horns while screaming "baby killers" during the night. And she said she and Simon, 22, checked into the Sandcastle motel with their friends on Tybee Island, a vacation getaway nearly an hour away from their home. Most read in The US Sun FREAK ACCIDENTS Horror theme park deaths of two electrocuted and one thrown 60ft from ride HOME ASSAULT Pelosi's husband hurt in 'hammer attack by assailant who asked where's Nancy' KOURT IT OUT Kourtney fans 'mortified' for her kids as they spot 'gross' detail in new pic SHOPPERS' HORROR 'Two people stabbed to death' at Kohl's as cops urge public to avoid store TEARS ON TV Today's Jenna Bush Hager bursts into tears live on air during emotional segment GIRL POWER Today's Craig replaced by Sheinelle as all-female team takes over desk Howell is said to have added in the call: ...I told them I don't think it's a good idea that we go out in public with y'all. I think it's better we stay here at the 'motel ' room. "And they were like, 'What, you can't go have dinner?' "The next thing you know, we were partying and screaming and hollering. "And that's not the case," she said. "Leilani didn't even drink. Now I drank both drinks that was ordered for Leilani. I drank 'a friend's drink '. And I drank mine. "So I was messed up.... She said that she later went to lay on a beach and ...just cried." It comes after the toddler's babysitter criticized the family for going out. "If my grandchild or child was missing, I wouldn't sleep, I wouldn't eat," Diana McCarta told the Daily Mail. "I wouldn't do nothing. I'd be out looking for my child." WHY SIMON HASN'T BEEN ARRESTED Chatham County Police Chief Jeff Hadley said during a recent press conference that they're not ready to charge anyone ...yet... over Quinton's disappearance. ...We still have work to do,... he said. ...We still have an investigation to do, and we're not going to do anything pre-emptively that would harm future prosecution.... Chief Hadley added: ...I believe in our investigators. I believe in the expertise we've brought to bear here. We're tracking in the right direction.... The lack of an arrest has led to a flurry of questions from the public on social media, who want to know why Simon wasn't in handcuffs as they shared fears she may flee. Police said they don't believe she is a flight risk but they'll likely have her under surveillance, former FBI agent Jennifer Coffindaffer told The U.S. Sun. Simon hasn't been arrested or charged and Coffindaffer said in a previous interview that police are likely gathering more evidence to ensure a conviction. ...They're not done with the investigation yet,... the former field agent said. ...They have one opportunity to charge someone and make those charges stick to get a conviction. ...Right now, it's all circumstantial. They're likely going through phone records, searching for the body, and waiting for forensic test results before making an arrest. Read More on The US Sun 
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rest easy Walmart slashes price of holiday essential - it's a must have for families ...They want to have all the evidence first.... The one-year-old hasn't been seen since October 5, which is a short amount of time to collect and process evidence collected from the house and inside the family pool, according to Coffindaffer. 
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YouTubeQuinton has been missing since October 5 '/ '
Facebook/billie.bettertonQuinton Simon's grandmother, Billie Jo Howell, said that it was ...a bad decision' to go out drinking with her daughter Leilani Simon as cops searched for Quinton's body '/ ' Howell said that she and Leilani went to Tybee Island to escape protestors outside their homeYouTube The mother-daughter dup went to StingRay's bar in Tybee Island, Georgia, on October 18 and sat outside to drink with their friends. Meanwhile, FBI agents were searching a landfill looking for little Quinton's body near the family home in Savannah, Georgia, nearly an hour away. Howell, 45, blamed the night out on protestors, who she claimed have made her feel like "a prisoner." And she is said to have called Quinton's biological father to explain that she and her daughter went to Tybee Island to escape them, Daily Mail reports. READ MORE QUINTON SIMON ARREST LIST New details about Quinton Simon's mom's dark past amid search for missing boy SHOCK CALL Quinton Simon 'drowned in tub while mom was high,' grandma says in phonecall "It got so bad," she is said to have told Henry "Bubba" Moss. "My friends from out of town that come down here to support me, they stayed close to me for two days and then decided to get a room at the beach for two days." Howell reportedly told Moss protestors arrived at her home and began honking horns while screaming "baby killers" during the night. And she said she and Simon, 22, checked into the Sandcastle motel with their friends on Tybee Island, a vacation getaway nearly an hour away from their home. Most read in The US Sun FREAK ACCIDENTS Horror theme park deaths of two electrocuted and one thrown 60ft from ride HOME ASSAULT Pelosi's husband hurt in 'hammer attack by assailant who asked where's Nancy' KOURT IT OUT Kourtney fans 'mortified' for her kids as they spot 'gross' detail in new pic SHOPPERS' HORROR 'Two people stabbed to death' at Kohl's as cops urge public to avoid store TEARS ON TV Today's Jenna Bush Hager bursts into tears live on air during emotional segment GIRL POWER Today's Craig replaced by Sheinelle as all-female team takes over desk Howell is said to have added in the call: ...I told them I don't think it's a good idea that we go out in public with y'all. I think it's better we stay here at the 'motel ' room. "And they were like, 'What, you can't go have dinner?' "The next thing you know, we were partying and screaming and hollering. "And that's not the case," she said. "Leilani didn't even drink. Now I drank both drinks that was ordered for Leilani. I drank 'a friend's drink '. And I drank mine. "So I was messed up.... She said that she later went to lay on a beach and ...just cried." It comes after the toddler's babysitter criticized the family for going out. "If my grandchild or child was missing, I wouldn't sleep, I wouldn't eat," Diana McCarta told the Daily Mail. "I wouldn't do nothing. I'd be out looking for my child." WHY SIMON HASN'T BEEN ARRESTED Chatham County Police Chief Jeff Hadley said during a recent press conference that they're not ready to charge anyone ...yet... over Quinton's disappearance. ...We still have work to do,... he said. ...We still have an investigation to do, and we're not going to do anything pre-emptively that would harm future prosecution.... Chief Hadley added: ...I believe in our investigators. I believe in the expertise we've brought to bear here. We're tracking in the right direction.... The lack of an arrest has led to a flurry of questions from the public on social media, who want to know why Simon wasn't in handcuffs as they shared fears she may flee. Police said they don't believe she is a flight risk but they'll likely have her under surveillance, former FBI agent Jennifer Coffindaffer told The U.S. Sun. Simon hasn't been arrested or charged and Coffindaffer said in a previous interview that police are likely gathering more evidence to ensure a conviction. ...They're not done with the investigation yet,... the former field agent said. ...They have one opportunity to charge someone and make those charges stick to get a conviction. ...Right now, it's all circumstantial. They're likely going through phone records, searching for the body, and waiting for forensic test results before making an arrest. Read More on The US Sun IS HE OK? Pete Davidson 'suffers meltdown on TV show set and throws coffee, candles & a TV' rest easy Walmart slashes price of holiday essential - it's a must have for families ...They want to have all the evidence first.... The one-year-old hasn't been seen since October 5, which is a short amount of time to collect and process evidence collected from the house and inside the family pool, according to Coffindaffer. WTOC11Simon has been named a person of interest in her son's disappearance '/ ' YouTubeQuinton has been missing since October 5 '/ '
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