Toddler Snatched from trailer home still missing
Okay this is some bullshit. You trying to tell me that nobody heard that
kid being snatched from a small-assed trailor? It's time to start
looking at that mother and her boyfriend. Did they sell that baby girl?
Coz this is starting to sound like some bullshit! I just want to find
the little baby alive and well.
South Carolina authorities search for missing toddler
South Carolina authorities search a wooded area Thursday for missing toddler Amir Jennings, who vanished in November.
Story highlights
- Police get a "credible tip" on Amir Jennings' whereabouts, a police chief says
- The toddler boy was not found by searchers on Thursday
- His mother's lawyer files a motion saying she's pregnant and mentally ill
- She is currently in custody on charges of child cruelty
Authorities
in South Carolina searched intently Thursday for a missing toddler who
was last seen nearly two months ago, and whose pregnant mother has been
charged with cruelty toward a child.
Columbia
police Chief Randy Scott told Vinnie Politan, of CNN's sister network
HLN, that law enforcement launched their search for Amir Jennings after
receiving what they considered "a credible tip."
Officers
from multiple agencies -- including the FBI, Richland County Sheriff's
Department, Columbia-Richland Fire Department and Columbia police --
scoured an 8-square-mile area near a small rural church, said Jennifer
Timmons, a spokeswoman for Columbia police.
"We were able to go to the area to do a grid search," said Scott. "... And fortunately, it did not turn up anything."
Amir Jennings was 17 months old when he was last seen with his mother, Zinah D. Jennings, 22, around Thanksgiving, police said.
Family
members became concerned when they could not contact Jennings or the
child, and a missing-person report was filed in early December, police
have said.
On Christmas Eve, police said, Jennings had a car accident and the responding officer recognized her name.
The
officer repeatedly asked Jennings where her child was, and she
allegedly gave "false and inconsistent information," police said. A
warrant was issued on December 29.
According
to a police report, the mother made "cryptic" phone calls to family
members, indicating her ongoing fight with depression was continuing.
This
week, Zinah Jennings' attorney Hemphill Pride II filed a motion asking
for the court to consider a reduction of the $150,000 bond. The lawyer
said in the motion that his client "emphatically denies she is guilty"
of the cruelty to children charges and that she is not a flight risk.
The
motion cites a court-ordered report from Dr. Michael Ferlauto that
claims Zinah Jennings is "mentally ill" and lacks the "insight or
capacity to make responsible decisions with respect to his/her
treatment."
Also, according to the motion, Zinah Jennings is pregnant.
"It's
shocking, disappointing," Scott said of the case. "Right now, she's not
even giving law enforcement anything on her son, her precious son that
is missing at this time. And she is expecting again."
Earlier this month, Pride indicated Zinah Jennings may be "rebellious" because of h