Quinton Simon's grandmother wears suicide prevention vest in mugshot

The grandmother of Quinton Simon, the 20-month old whose remains were found in a Georgia landfill this fall, has been booked into the Chatham County detention center for a Contempt of Court charge.

Billie Jo Betterton, 45, was booked on Monday afternoon and can be seen in her mugshot wearing a suicide-prevention smock.

It is unclear exactly what brought about Betterton's arrest, though it was a result of a hold from Chatham County juvenile court, the records to which are sealed.

A WSAV reported that Betterton's recent arrest is not in connection with the death of her grandson.

The grandmother of Quinton Simon, the 20-month-old boy whose remains were found in a Chatham County landfill, is now behind bars. Billie Jo Betterton, who also goes by the last name Howell, was arrested and booked into the Chatham County Detention Center on a charge of contempt of court - she is shown here wearing a suicide prevention vest

Baby Quinton Simon with grandmother Billie Jo Howerton, 45, prior to his October 5 disappearance. The court said it would not discuss the matter of Howerton's arrest because it will 'affect a fair trial or hearing,' but has nothing to do with her grandson's murder

The court office said it cannot discuss the matter, claiming that explaining the hold charge would 'affect a fair trial or hearing.' There is currently no bond set and the investigation is ongoing.

Betterton has a lengthy rap sheet that includes prior arrests for prostitution, assault and possession of cocaine. 

Quinton Simon had been in Betterton's custody when he went missing in October. His mother, Leilani Simon, was charged with the murder of the toddler on November 21 following a five week search.

Forensic testing eventually confirmed that the partial remains found in a Chatham County landfill belonged to Quentin.

Betterton's arrest came weeks after her daughter Leilani, 22, was charged with malice murder, concealing the death of another person, false reporting, and making false statements in connection with her son's death. 

According to a report, prior to her arrest and following weeks of media scrutiny, Leilani had checked herself into a treatment center. 

When she informed her mother that she was planning to check herself out of the program, it was Betterton who made the decision to let the FBI know her daughter's next move.

'Her mother had to make one of the hardest decisions of her life, and call the FBI agents and let them know that she was signing herself out,' said a family friend who has been staying with Betterton since Quinton's disappearance.

The friend said that Betterton, at the request of the FBI, retrieved Leilani from the treatment center and spent the latter's last few free hours with her. She then took her daughter to the Savannah FBI office where she was ultimately arrested and charged with her son's murder.

Leilani, 22, was arrested in November on multiple charges pertaining to her son's death. She was the prime suspect of investigators for many weeks and pleaded not guilty

When her daughter informed her of her plans to check out of a treatment center, she made a call to the FBI to report her daughter's movement

Baby Quinton James went missing on October 5, his remains were found in a landfill in Georgia in mid-November and his mother was arrested shortly thereafter

Leilani's next hearing is scheduled for January 11. She has pleaded not guilty to the charges filed against her.

For weeks leading up to her arrest, Leilani was the prime suspect in the disappearance and presumed death of the toddler. Child Protective Services also removed her two other children from her custody one week after Quinton's disappearance. 

Quinton's remains were found in a Savannah landfill on November 18, following a weeks-long police search.

Though the remains were confirmed to be those of the toddler, his cause of death has not yet been publicly revealed. 

Two weeks after Quinton's disappearance, Leilani and her mother were spotted at Sting Ray's, a beach bar in the nearby vacation town of Tybee Island, drowning their sorrows with tequila.

DailyMail.com revealed that the pair spent around three hours at the bar, sitting outside in a large group, downing Patron shots and pestering their server to drink with them.

Prior to his death, Leilani had lost custody of Quinton and his brother and had been ordered by the state to begin paying child support. 

On the morning of October 5, Leilani claimed to have woken up at 9.30am and found the door of the house open and her son nowhere to be found.

Her partner, Daniel Youngkin, told authorities that he saw the toddler at 6am that morning. Betterton had been away when her 20-month old grandson vanished from her home in early October.