MACCLENNY, Fla. -- The Baker County Sheriff's Office called a news conference Wednesday night surrounding new information to be released on Lonna and Chris Barton, parents of missing toddler Lonzie Barton.
Their son, 21-month-old Lonzie Barton, disappeared in July from a Jacksonville apartment complex. Since then, the search for the child has turned into what the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is calling a murder investigation.
Baker County Sheriff Joey Dobson declined to go into further detail ahead of the news conference. A First Coast News crew is in Macclenny, gathering the latest details on these as of yet unspecified new developments.
At the request of the State Attorney's Office, Chris and Lonna Barton underwent drug testing Wednesday at the Duval County Courthouse.
The couple had been in court discussing a custody plan for their 5-year-old daughter, who remains in the custody of her grandmother but is allowed supervised visits with her parents.
A status hearing is set for Oct. 28.
Lonzie was reported missing by Lonna's boyfriend William "Ruben" Ebron on July 24.
Police have said Ebron, who remains in custody at the Duval County Jail on a list of charges unrelated to Lonzie's disappearance, knows where Lonzie is and have called for him to divulge the toddler's whereabouts.
This story appeared on FirstCoastNews.com.
