Mother of Missing 2-Year-Old Florida Boy Admits to Killing Son, Says Report

Missing boy case triggered statewide AMBER Alert

Charisse Stinson, the mother of a missing 2-year-old Florida boy has allegedly admitted to causing her son’s death, police said on Sept. 5.

Stinson, 21, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the death of 2-year-old Jordan Belliveau, WFTS reported. The boy was found dead in a wooded area in Largo, Florida, on Sept. 4.

An AMBER Alert was activated for the state, and investigators released a composite sketch of an alleged suspect based on Stinson’s description.

However, according to an arrest affidavit from Largo police, Stinson said she admitted to causing her son’s death.

The report alleged that Stinson was frustrated and struck Jordan in the face with the back of her hand “which in turn caused the back of his head to strike an interior wall of her home. After the blow to the head, the victim suffered seizures during the night, which lead to further decline [in his health], resulting in his death,” WFTS reported.

The woman didn’t go to seek medical help for the boy and instead took him to a wooded area where he died, the report said.

Stinson, meanwhile, was ordered by a judge to be held without bond. She will be appointed a public defender.

Details of the Case

For about a week, several law enforcement agencies were working to try and find the boy.

Stinson said that she and Jordan on the night of Sept. 1 entered the vehicle of a man who was giving them a ride. She said that the man hit her in the face, causing her to lose consciousness, adding that when she woke up on Sept. 2, she could not locate her son.

Jordan, she told police, was last seen with a man she called “Antwan,” ABC News reported.

On Sept. 2, police said they recovered bloody items from Stinson’s apartment, according to the ABC report.

“THE AMBER Alert for Jordan Belliveau has been canceled. Sadly, the child has been found deceased,” the Florida Department of Law Enforcement later said in a tweet.

In a press conference on Sept. 2, Largo Police Maj. Stephen Slaughter described Stinson as a “struggling single mom” and said child protective services investigated her in the past, NBC Miami reported.

Slaughter said that she and the boy’s father, Jordan Belliveau Sr., have a “longstanding history” of domestic violence.

The area where the Largo Police Department found Jordan Belliveau's body, taken in 2018. Screenshot/Google Maps

The uncle of the boy said that the father was distraught.

“I can’t speak on how my brother feels because I never lost a child. I just know my brother is devoted right now,” said Stephon Davis, the child’s uncle, WFTS reported. “I just want my nephew to be laid in peace and his mama and whoever involved in this, justice.”

The Department of Children and Families said that it couldn’t release information on the case.

It said, “The loss of this child is profoundly saddening. We are actively working with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office and the Largo Police Department during the course of their criminal investigation. Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office conducts all child protective investigations in Pinellas County, not DCF,” WFTS reported.