Mother of missing 2-year-old Florida boy arrested after child’s body found in woods

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The mother of a missing 2-year-old boy, who was allegedly kidnapped Saturday night by a stranger, was arrested and charged with first degree murder after the child's body was found in a wooded area Tuesday afternoon, according to officials with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

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The agency called off an Amber Alert issued for Jordan Belliveau after the discovery of the child’s body.

Investigators said the child's mother, Charisse Stinson, told them a man who said his name was Antwon offered her a ride Saturday night, but instead punched her in the head and took off with her son. She said she woke up hours later in the woods.

Stinson gave police a description of the kidnapper and a sketch of the man named Antwon was released. He’s described as approximately 25 years old with brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a white tank top and black basketball shorts with an “AMD1” logo. He has dreadlocks and gold teeth.

A sketch of a man named Antwon is pictured here. Jordan Belliveau's mother, Charisse Stinson, gave police a description of the man she said kidnapped her son Saturday night from Largo, Florida.

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Initially, investigators focused part of their search near Stinson’s apartment.

“We have found some bloody items,” Majo. Stephen Slaughter said.

Dive teams also searched for the child in a nearby pond.

Largo police officials said Child Protective Services investigators visited Stinson's apartment before related to an abuse investigation. They said there is a long history of domestic abuse between Stinson and the child's father.

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