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Lonzie timeline: The disappearance, the case and the sentencing

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- On July 24, 2015, at 2:16 a.m., Ruben Ebron called 911 saying someone stole his car with a young boy inside.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- On July 24, 2015, at 2:16 a.m., Ruben Ebron called 911 saying someone stole his car with a young boy inside.

The car was found about 15 minutes later, with no sign of the toddler.

A statewide Amber Alert was issued for Lonzie four hours after he was reported missing.

But officials said an Amber Alert emergency siren was not pushed out because they didn't have a vehicle description to put in the alert.

Twenty-two hours later, Ebron was charged with child neglect.

Officials scoured an area roughly 40 square miles, searching every pond and lake along the way in the scorching summer heat.

During that time, the remains of two people, unrelated to this case, were discovered.

On Aug. 2, the 10-day search was scaled back.

The next day, surveillance video was released showing Ebron's car driving within blocks of where investigators found it. And a man, said to be Ebron, sprinting back toward his apartment.

Ruben Ebron in court.

The case was changed from a possible abduction to homicide and the Amber Alert was canceled.

On Aug. 15, Lonna and Chris Barton sat down with Heather Crawford for an exclusive interview, their first together since the disappearance.

"It's very hard to see other mothers with babies his size," said. "The saying is true you want what you can't have."

Three days later, Lonna was arrested and charged with child neglect and lying to police.

On Jan. 6, she pled guilty and agreed to testify against Ebron, but claimed she still didn't know what happened.

But then, on the night of Jan. 10, the day before jury selection was set to begin for his trial, Ebron led police to a wooded area. That was where Lonzie's remains were found the next morning, concealed underneath a pile of tires.

Ebron reached a deal, pleading guilty to aggravated manslaughter. On Feb. 5, he was sentenced to 20 years in prison, without the possibility of parole.

He also revealed his version of what happened. Ebron said the toddler drowned in a bathtub while he and Lonna Bart were in another room.

On March 4, Lonna Barton was sentenced to five years behind bars.

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