Orlando Sentinel

Leesburg police

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say a mother was joking around when she held her 3-year-old son upside down as he shrieked while his head was dipped into a flushing toilet.

Police arrested the mother of 2-year-old Jordan Belliveau, who was found dead Tuesday in the woods near Largo. Charrise Stinson, 21, faces a first-degree murder charge in connection to her son's death, according to Largo Police Chief Jeff Undestad. According to investigat­ors, Jordan's body was located in a wooded area close to where Stinson claimed a stranger gave them a ride home before knocking her out and abducting the child. Police issued an Amber Alert Sunday after Stinson told investigat­ors her story. Police found Jordan's remains late Tuesday afternoon in the woods. At the scene, Largo Police Maj. Stephen Slaughter said the Amber Alert had been canceled after the boy's body was found. The body was found east of Lake Avenue and McMullen Road. Stinson told detectives that a man named “Antwan” offered to give her and Jordan a ride in the area around 9:30 p.m. Saturday. Then, she told police she lost consciousn­ess after Antwan hit her on the head. She said she woke up around 1:30 a.m. in Largo Central Park alone and her son was missing. Police spent days searching for Jordan and released a sketch Monday of the man Stinson described. Detectives say the investigat­ion is still “very active.” No additional informatio­n has been released.

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