FL - Lonzie Barton, 2, Jacksonville, 24 July 2015, *Media, Maps & Timeline*

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Watch: Mother of Lonzie Barton told police she believes her son overdosed
By Larry Hannan Fri, Nov 13, 2015

In an interview with police six days after her son went missing, Lonna Lauramore Barton tells police she now believes the toddler got a hold of some drugs that her live-in boyfriend kept in their apartment and accidentally overdosed.
William Ruben Ebron Jr. then “freaked out” and came up with a story for what happened, Lauramore Barton said.

The interview was part of materials released by prosecutors Friday in compliance with public-records requests filed by The Florida Times-Union and Jacksonville television stations.

New documents released in Lonzie Barton investigation
Nov 13 2015

VIDEO: New information has been released by investigators on Ruben Ebron and Lonna Barton. Prosecutors have made public more of their evidence, including police interviews and the 911 phone call Ebron placed the night he reported the toddler missing.

Blood evidence in Lonzie Barton's disappearance
For the first time we are hearing about blood evidence in the case of Lonzie Barton's disappearance -

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On Aug. 14, police processed the exterior of Ebron's car for possible evidence in Lonzie's disappearance. Investigators found damage to the undercarriage, including scrapes on the bottom of the front bumper and scrapes at the front and rear of the car, according to an evidence report. There were "pine needles lodged in the undercarriage and front grill, what appeared to be dirty (collected as unknown substance) on the sides of the vehicle behind the tires," along with an unknown light brown substance and what appeared to be engine oil or grease on the sides of the car behind the tires.

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story...onzie-barton-discovery-lonna-barton/75726804/

 

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Hear Ruben Ebron questioned by police
State Attorney's Office releases video, audio evidence in Lonzie Barton case
By Chris Parenteau
Posted: 12:30 PM, December 04, 2015
Updated: 12:16 AM, December 05, 2015

At first, Ebron appeared very calm, recounting the events leading up to Lonzie’s disappearance. Once the questioning turns to drugs or holes in his story, Ebron appear to become frustrated.

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Ebron said at point he and Lonna Barton are sitting in the room together and he told her that he wanted to leave and wait for investigators to call.

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Detective: “The times are not matching up. Your phone is not matching up. I’m just telling you. And there’s a lot more I’m not telling you.”
Ebron: “When I went back to the house, I probably changed, but I wasn’t honestly paying attention to the little details. “
Detective: “That’s not a little detail; that’s a huge detail.”

Ebron: “What’s actually going on?”
Detective: “I’ve got a child missing. I’m worried about that child’s life. You’re worried about your rights.”
Ebron: “No, I’m worried about what’s actually going on. You guys ain’t telling me nothing.”
Detective: “You should be worried about that child.”

JSO: Dog found signs of decomposition in Ruben Ebron's car
Friday, Dec. 4, 2015

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Documents suggest Lonzie dead before reported abduction
Garrett Pelican, WTLV December 5, 2015

Court documents released Friday are revealing stunning new details in the state's case against Ruben Ebron, including suggestions that missing toddler Lonzie Barton died before Ebron reported him missing back in July.

Several days before his disappearance, Lonzie was drooling blood, had a head injury and was unable to eat, Ebron recalled, according to a police report. But, he told police, no one took the toddler to see a doctor.

In the hours after the toddler went missing, a cadaver dog searching the exterior of Ebron's car "indicated a positive response to the presence of the odor of decomposition" along the driver's side of the vehicle," according to a separate report.

 

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Source: Lonzie Barton's mom to accept plea, testify against Ebron
Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016
By Catherine Varnum

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Action News Jax has learned that the mother of missing toddler Lonzie Barton will accept a plea Wednesday on one count of child neglect and lying to police.

As part of the deal, Lonna Lauramore Barton is set to plead guilty to the charges against her and is set to testify against Ruben Ebron, Lauramore Barton's boyfriend and the prime suspect in Lonzie's disappearance. Ebron's trial is set to begin Monday with jury selection.

Sources: Lonna Barton to plead guilty, testify against Ebron
January 6, 2016
Jacob Rodriguez & Steven Dial, First Coast News

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Lonna Barton, the mother of missing toddler Lonzie Barton, is expected to plead guilty Wednesday morning to one count of child neglect and one count of lying to police, a source has confirmed to First Coast News.

She is also likely to testify against Ruben Ebron, law enforcement's principal suspect in the disappearance of Lonzie, according to the source.

A spokesperson for the Regional Conflict Counsel, who is representing Barton, has confirmed that she will enter a plea Wednesday morning at 8:30 a.m.

 

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Lonzie’s mother pleaded guilty in Duval County Court Wednesday

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The mother of missing Lonzie Barton appeared in Duval County Court for a pre-trial hearing on Wednesday.
Lonna Lauramore Barton pleaded guilty in Duval County Court to lying to police and child neglect in connection with Lonzie's disappearance.
Lauramore Barton is required to provide truthful testimony if requested in the trial against her boyfriend, Ruben Ebron.
Ebron also faces charges in Lonzie’s disappearance

 

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Lonna Barton testifies Ruben Ebron sold drugs in front of Lonzie

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Lonna Barton, the mother of the toddler missing since July, testified Friday that her boyfriend, Ruben Ebron sold drugs in front of her children, including the hours before he reported 21-month-old Lonzie missing.

Barton, the mother of the toddler who pleaded guilty to similar charges on Wednesday, testified that she met Ebron in February of last year and knew she could get cocaine from him. She later moved in with him and witnessed him selling drugs to others, sometimes with her children present.

 

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Jacksonville sheriff: 'We strongly believe we have found the remains of Lonzie Barton'
By Larry Hannan & Dana Treen Mon, Jan 11, 2016

A day that was supposed to have a jury selected in the trial of William Ruben Ebron Jr. took a monumental turn with police believing they have found the remains of toddler Lonzie Barton after being led by Ebron to an area around Florida 9B and Philips Highway.

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Earlier in the day and shortly before a jury was scheduled to be selected in Ebron’s child-neglect trial, he waived his right to a speedy trial. His lawyers asked for and received a continuance, so he will not be tried this week as expected. It is now unclear if Ebron or Lonzie’s mother, Lonna Lauramore Barton, will face additional charges in the toddler’s death.

Jacksonville police began a search Sunday night following new information from Ebron that led detectives to an area about eight miles south of Old Kings Road where he and Lauramore Barton lived at Ravenwood Apartments.

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He emphasized that the discovery opens new doors in the investigation, leaving questions such as if Lauamore Barton knew what happened before she left for work as a dancer at Wacko’s gentlemen’s club or if any new charges will be filed.

“There’s a lot more of this investigation to unfold,” he said. “We have new facts now, we have new things to talk about.”

Chief Tom Hackney said while it’s a sad day confirming Lonzie’s death, it’s also a first step in justice.

He said the child was “treated like a piece of trash. That’s just wrong.

Investigators say toddler Lonzie Barton's remains have been found
Jan 11, 2016

Authorities in Florida say they think they have found the remains of a toddler who was reported missing last summer and whose mother and boyfriend have been charged with child neglect.

Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams and State Attorney Angela Corey announced during a news conference Monday that the remains were found in a wooded area and that they believe they are those of 21-month-old Lonzie Barton.

 

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Ebron could face new charges in Lonzie's death

Ebron child neglect trial postponed indefinitely; child's remains found in woods

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The discovery of human remains believed to be those of missing toddler Lonzie Barton could mean new charges against Ruben Ebron, the prime suspect in the boy's disappearance last July.

Ebron is already facing charges of child neglect, lying to police and tampering with evidence. That trial was slated to begin Monday but at the last minute Ebron waived his right to a speedy trial Monday morning, essentially postponing the trial indefinitely.

At the news conference Monday, State Attorney Angela Corey said new charges are being considered now that the remains had been found, but she declined to say how many or who they would be filed against.

 

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Lonzie Barton Case Map

This is Lonzie's case map per skibaboo

 

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'We have found this child': Lonzie Barton search ends after 172 days

What was expected to be the start of trial for Ruben Ebron, the man considered the chief suspect in the child’s July 24 disappearance, devolved in a flood of surprising developments Monday. First, just minutes before lawyers were set to begin jury selection in the high-profile trial, Ebron’s defense team sought a continuance, waiving his right to a speedy trial after weeks of declining to make that request. That decision pushed at least until next Tuesday any legal proceeding in the case.

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Finally, shortly after 4 p.m., JSO held a twice-delayed press conference at the search site, announcing they believed the human remains found were Lonzie’s. According to JSO Chief Tom Hackney, the face of the investigation from the beginning, Ebron had led police to the child’s body, which he said had been “disposed like a piece of trash.”

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REMEMBRANCE VIGIL: For Lonzie Barton

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A remembrance vigil was held for Lonzie Barton at Julington Baptist Church, Thursday evening, January 14, 2016 in Jacksonville, Florida. The child's body was found near the church earlier in the week.

 

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Owner of property where remains believed to be Lonzie Barton found speaks about investigation

"I don't know how he got to where the body was. He could've come in off the 9B property and just walk right in," said property owner Gary Morrison.

Morrison owns the property. He said the remains were found less than a hundred yards from the closest home.

"That's where he was found, was at the edge of the trash pile," Morrison said.

Morrison explained how the stench of remains could have gone unnoticed.

Bayard property owner: ‘I just can't believe it happened'

“We had a big, dead dog laying down there and that probably was the smell, because you could come out here and smell something, but then you looked over there and saw the dead dog and didn’t pay any attention to it.”

Morrison said the smell could have been that of the remains, but he doesn’t not know. He said there have been several people dumping trash on the property for years.

“I came out here to check, there was no trash. There's been several people dumping out here.

 

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Father visits Ruben Ebron in jail
Vic Micolucci - Ethan Calloway January 18, 2016

Judge Mark Borello lifted the visitation restrictions last Monday, the same day police announced that Ebron had led them to a wooded area in Bayard where a child's remains were found.

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In the meantime, Ebron, who reported Lonzie missing in July, saw his father for the first time in months on Monday. William Ebron Sr. spend about two hours with his son at the jail, which is the maximum visitation time.

William Ebron told News4Jax that he has advised his son to be 100 percent truthful. The elder Ebron said this has gone on too long and the truth needs to come out so that everyone can get closure. He said he has not spoken to his son about the details of the case.

Ebron's contact remains restricted with Lonna Barton, Lonzie's mother, who was Ebron's girlfriend when the toddler disappeared last July.

 

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No answers for weeks in Ruben Ebron prosecution
Remains hold key to possible new charges, experts say
By Vic Micolucci January 19, 2016

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Just over a week after police said the remains of toddler Lonzie Barton were likely found, a hearing in the Ruben Ebron case was postponed until Feb. 9.

Ebron, the man the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office has long called the prime suspect in Lonzie's disappearance, is currently facing charges of child neglect, lying to police and tampering with evidence.

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Ebron's trial was slated to begin last week but he waived his right to a speedy trial as jury selection was about to begin, essentially postponing the trial indefinitely.

News4Jax was told a possible plea deal prompted Ebron to lead police to the remains in exchange for a 20-year sentence for aggravated manslaughter, but the trial judge didn't allow the hastily arranged agreement to go forward.

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"If he decided not to accept the plea and Ruben Ebron gave this information only on the conditions of a plea, then again the state attorney's office would not be able to legally use that information because Ruben Ebron has already gained his immunity by giving them information that is truthful," said Rhonda Peoples-Waters.

 

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Ruben Ebron gets 20 years in Lonzie Barton's death
Colette DuChanois February 05, 2016

Ruben Ebron arrives in court Friday morning.

Duval County Judge Mark Borello accepted Ebron's plea of guilty to aggravated manslaughter of a child as well as charges of child neglect, lying to police and tampering with evidence.

Ebron was sentenced to 20 years in federal state prison for aggravated manslaughter and 11 years on the other charges, which will run concurrently.

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Ebron photographed injuries of Lonzie and failed to get him appropriate medical care, according to the state.

The blonde hair, blue was found dead in a tub of water at the apartment after he was left unattended, Mantei said. Lonna Barton, the toddler's mother, was there then went to work at Wacko's strip club after, he said.

"Lonna and I were both involved and now we have to pay the price," Ebron said at the hearing.

 

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Lonna Barton sentenced to 5 years
March 04, 2016

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Lonna Barton, the mother of the toddler whose remains were found in Bayard in January, was sentenced Friday to five years in prison on charges related to her son Lonzie's disappearance.

Barton, 26, who pleaded guilty in January to charges of child neglect and giving false information to a law enforcement officer, was sentenced to five years for child neglect, a third-degree felony, and another year for lying to police, a misdemeanor. The sentences will run concurrently.

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Barton's lawyer, Kevin Carlisle, previously said that Barton left Lonzie -- who was 21 months old at the time -- with Ebron and went to her job as an exotic dancer on the night the boy disappeared. Police said Ebron claimed that night that his car was stolen with the boy inside.

Mantei said he didn't want to speculate about Barton's motivation for entering her plea agreement.

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Mantei said in court that there were details of Lonzie's death that he couldn't discuss because the autopsy report is not complete. He said Barton could still be affected by that information.

“There are ongoing matters involving the death of Lonzie Barton, and beyond that, I really shouldn't be getting into, because, as you say, they're ongoing,” Mantei said. “A lot of people want to speculate and guess and say that things ought to happen, and all I can say is I don't want to jeopardize anything that might happen, so I'm not going to get into it.”

Lonna Barton's guilty plea

 

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Attorney: Lonzie Barton's sister was in the car when body was dumped
by: Kristen Dressel Updated: Mar 4, 2016

Lauramore Barton is not a candidate for probation because of unrelated drug charges in Baker County.

The parents of Ruben Ebron, Lauramore Barton's boyfriend, showed for the sentencing.

"I'm never gonna dispute my son had some involvement but he wasn't alone" said William Ebron Sr. "True justice for this baby would be equal amount."

Lauramore Barton's parents were also in court for the hearing. However, no witnesses testified on either side.

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Attorneys said Ebron traumatized Lonzie Barton's sister when he made the girl ride in the car when Ebron dumped the toddler's body.

Mantei said an autopsy showed that Lonzie had seven healing rib fractures. The defense attorney said Lauramore Barton took Lonzie to the doctor after his sister pushed him down the stairs.

Lonzie's mother could still be charged in his death
by: Jenna Bourne Mar 4, 2016

Action News Jax Law and Safety Expert Dale Carson points out there is no statute of limitations for a death investigation, so Lonna Lauramore Barton could face additional charges.

“There are ongoing matters involving the death of Lonzie Barton,” said Mantei. “And a lot of people want to speculate and guess and say that things ought to happen and all I can say is, look, I don’t want to jeopardize anything that might happen, and so I’m not going to get into it.”

“It’s not over,” said Carson. “They can still charge her with murder if they develop sufficient evidence to do so.”

 

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http://www.news4jax.com/news/local/jacksonville/looking-back-on-lonzie-bartons-missing-child-case

Ebron plead guilty serving 20 years, mother got 5 years

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