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Relatives Of Missing SC Boy Ask For Public’s Help

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Relatives Of Missing SC Boy Ask For Public's HelpIn this Nov. 25, 2011 photo provided by the Columbia S.C., Police Dept., 18-month-old Amir Jennings is shown near Columbia, S.C. Investigators might have had no leads on a missing mother and child if the woman hadn't crashed her car on Christmas Eve. But even after questioning Zinah Jennings in custody, police don't know what's happened to her son. She is now in jail, charged with lying to authorities about where the boy is, prompting a search by local, state and federal authorities spanning the Carolinas, Georgia and beyond. (AP Photo/Columbia S.C., Police Dept.)(Credit: AP)

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The grandmother of a missing 18-month-old South Carolina boy is asking the public to help find the toddler.

Jocelyn Jennings Nelson pleaded with the public at a news conference in Columbia on Friday. She says Amir is a very happy child who enjoys music. She thanked the public for their support and prayers.

Police Chief Randy Scott says officers are tracking down leads.

The boy’s mother, Zinah Jennings, was reported missing in early December. She got into a wreck on Christmas Eve, and when police asked about her son, she initially told them she didn’t have a child.

Police say she has given other conflicting statements about what she did with Amir. She is in jail on charges of lying to police.

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