Quinton Simon’s mom Leilani ‘admitted to drug use while pregnant’

The mother of a missing one-year-old boy had previously admitted to taking drugs while pregnant, court documents show – as authorities remove her two other children from their grandmother’s custody.

Court documents obtained by the American sun describe how Leilani Simon, 22, is a “chronic, unrehabilitated drug user of cocaine and cannabis,” who reportedly admitted to using cocaine and tested positive for the drug with the birth of one of her children.

She is now the prime suspect in the disappearance and presumed death of her 1-year-old son, Quinton, with Child Protective Services removing her two other children from her mother’s custody on October 12.

Simon’s mother, Billie Jo Howell, had custody of her grandchildren but was found by Child Protective Services in Chatham County, Georgia, that she “failed to provide adequate supervision.”

She would have left the children in their mother’s care, but ‘knew or should have known’ [her daughter] was unfit to provide proper care while the maternal grandmother left the state, WTOC reports.

The children are now placed in foster care while custody proceedings take place in the courts.

She is now the prime suspect in the disappearance and presumed death of her 1-year-old son, Quinton (pictured)

The first custody hearing for Quinton’s two siblings was in Chatham County Juvenile Court on Monday.

It remains unclear what happened during the trial, where Leilani wore a dress and mask while sitting just a few feet away from her mother, although her lawyers sat next to them. WTOC reports.

The children’s fathers also appeared at the hearing via video chat as they fought for custody.

“Zayne needs to be with me. I want to make sure he’s safe,” Cody Wharton told the Sun, noting that he thought Billie Jo could take care of him.

He said he now “questions” everything he had thought of Leilani.

‘Is he in pain? What’s he doing?’ he was worried. “I don’t want to be called that your son is injured and is going to the hospital.”

Wharton noted that Simon has struggled with her mental health in the past, even claiming she attempted an overdose last spring while watching their son.

“She’s always been unpredictable,” he said. “But I wasn’t worried about Zayne’s safety until this all started.

“She was a good mother,” he claimed. ‘I do not know what happened.’

But if he had custody of his young son, Wharton said, “it would give me a calm mind.

“He deserves a good life and a life full of opportunity,” he said. “I have a feeling he doesn’t get that now.”

Simon’s mother, Billie Jo Howell, had custody of her grandchildren. She is pictured here with Quinton

She was found by Child Protective Services in Chatham County, Georgia, for ‘failing to provide adequate supervision’

The search for the missing 20-month-old boy, who authorities say is now dead, continues

Meanwhile, the searches continue for the missing 20-year-old, who authorities say is now dead.

Local police and the FBI have been seen searching dumpsters, sewers and ponds since Quinton was first reported missing by his mother on October 5. She claimed she woke up at 9:30 am and he was nowhere to be found.

Just a week later, however, police named Leilani the prime suspect in his death after analyzing cell phone data and returning to her home with sniffer dogs.

The state had ordered her to pay child support a week before his disappearance and was to be charged $150 per month from November 1. The amount would be reduced to $100 if one of her two sons died.

Authorities have not yet revealed what kind of evidence they have against her and say they want to make sure they have watertight evidence before arresting or charging her in order to secure a conviction.