Largo Mother Arrested For Death of 2-Year-Old Son

LARGO, FL -- Largo Police have arrested the mother of 2-year-old Jordan Belliveau for first-degree murder in the death of her son.

Jordan's body was found late Tuesday afternoon in a heavily wooded area at Lake Avenue Northeast and McMullen Road in Largo. His mother, Charisse Stinson, 21, was arrested Tuesday night.

Police have not released the cause of death.

Stinson reported her son missing on Sunday, telling a detailed story about accepting a ride from a stranger named Antwan who knocked her unconscious and left her in Largo Central Park. Stinson said, when she regained consciousness, her son was nowhere to be found.

Police aren't commenting on whether Antwan actually existed. They did remove some bloody items from Stinson's apartment at the Enclave On East Apartments, 3660 East Bay Drive, Largo.

After Stinson reported her son missing, an Amber Alert was issued and a massive search involving Largo Police, the Clearwater Police Child Abduction Response Team, the Pasco County Sheriff's K9 Unit, the St. Petersburg Police, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office, the Treasure Island Police and the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office ensued.

Additionally, more than 60 tips were called in during the two-day search.

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Police aren't saying what led them to the wooded area where the child was found. The area is a short distance away from where the boy was reported missing.

Stinson said she was carrying her son from their apartment to a friend's house about 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 1 when a man they didn't know pulled up in a white Toyota Camry and offered them a ride. She said he called himself Antwan. Stinson said she agreed to ride with him because her son was getting heavy and she still had a long walk ahead of her.

Once in the car, Stinson said the man struck her in the face and she lost consciousness.

She told police she woke up about 1:30 a.m. on Sept. 2 in a wooded area in Largo Central Park.

Police said Stinson's story was corroborated by bruises on her face and a surveillance video showing her walking around the park, seemingly searching for her son. Eventually, she walked to the Hampton Inn nearby and called 911.

Police described Stinson as a struggling, out-of-work single mom. She and Jordan's father were separated and had a history of domestic problems.

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