Showed Landon hauling a cart along the block where Fontenelle’s mother and father resided. After finding Landon in a hospital, police detained her on suspicion of murder.
Fontenelle and her sister spent the afternoon of April 25, 2023, with their grandmother, who then dropped them off at home, according to the district attorney’s office.
The girl was slain by Landon “soon after grandmother departed” at around 7:30 p.m. Landon was shown on camera driving the wagon and setting the bucket on the grass at 9:35 p.m., two hours later,
At 9:30 p.m. At 9:45 p.m., Landon went back home, departed, and never returned. When Fontenelle’s father got home from work, he immediately went to bed.
At 11:45 p.m., Landon allegedly proceeded to the Harahan Police Department headquarters, but he refused to cooperate with the authorities.
She eventually consented to be committed after agreeing to be admitted to a hospital for a psychiatric assessment. After the father reported her missing,
Fontenelle’s mother hurried home from work to discover the bucket on her yard, prompting the police to issue an Amber Alert. Fontenelle was still in her pajamas when the police lifted the lid.
