Has Lonzie Barton been found?
Has Lonzie Barton been found?
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Monday marked the fifth anniversary that the remains of missing Jacksonville toddler Lonzie Barton were found in the Bayard area. JSO’s Tom Hackney: “It’s a sad day, but it’s the first step in justice.”
What happened to Lonzie?
During Ebron’s sentencing hearing, he said Lonzie died in a bathtub while he and Lonna Barton — the toddler’s mother — were having sex, and that he panicked and hid his body in a trash pile off near Bayard. Barton received a 5-year sentence in connection with her son’s disappearance.
What happened to Lonna Barton’s baby?
Toddler Lonzie Barton drowned alone in a bathtub full of water while his mother and her boyfriend had sex in another room. That’s what boyfriend William Ruben Ebron Jr., 32, said Friday morning when he pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter and was sentenced to 20 years in prison without the possibility of parole.
When was Lonzie Barton found?
January 10, 2016
On January 10, 2016 the body of two year old Lonzie Barton was found by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO). They were given the location of the child’s body by Ruben Ebron who had been jailed due to his involvement in the child’s disappearance since July 2015 when Lonzie was first reported missing.
Is Lonna Barton out of jail?
Lonna Barton is also serving a five-year sentence for Duval County charges of child neglect and lying to police, bringing the length of her total sentence to 12 years. She’s serving time at the Gadsen Correctional Facility and her release is scheduled for Feb. 14, 2027.
What did Lonna do?
Lonna Barton was sentenced to five years in prison for child neglect. Before handing down the sentence, Circuit Judge Mark Borello told Lonna Barton, “It is clear that your actions and behavior in this case, in no small part, resulted in a death sentence for your son.”
What did Lonna Barton lie about?
Lonna Barton arrested for child neglect, lying to police Hackney said that after finding the bruise, Lonna Barton also found yellow fluid coming from Lonzie’s ears, and she said the toddler kept vomiting.
When did Lonzie Barton go missing in Jacksonville?
Lonzie Barton was reported missing around 2:20 a.m. on July 24, 2015. [Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office] July 23, 2015: William Ruben Ebron Jr. and new girlfriend Lauramore Barton get into a fight over her 21-month-old son, Lonzie, having a bruise on the back of his head, vomiting and having yellow liquid coming out the ear.
Who was convicted in the Lonzie Barton case?
Lonzie Barton was reported missing last summer and after months of fruitless searching, Barton’s ex-boyfriend 32-year-old William Ruben Ebron Jr., led investigators to her remains in January. He pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter and is expected to be sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Where was the body of Lonzie Barton found?
Prosecutors said the autopsy of remains found weeks ago in woods off Interstate 295 near Bayard have been tentatively identified as Lonzie, who was in Ebron’s care when he disappeared on July 24. Assistant State Attorney Rich Mantei said Lonzie drowned in a bathtub after Ebron and the boy’s mother, Lonna Barton, locked the boy in a room.
Where is the AMBER Alert for Lonzie Barton?
An electronic billboard flashes the Amber Alert for missing toddler Lonzie Barton along Beach Boulevard on July 25, 2019. [Bruce Lipsky, The Florida Times-Union] An electronic billboard flashes the Amber Alert for missing toddler Lonzie Barton along Beach Boulevard on July 25, 2019. [Bruce Lipsky, The Florida Times-Union]
