Deputies found some of her clothing near the water, which led them to focus their search on the eastern side of the lake. \nThe Highlands County Sheriff's Office says Sheriff Paul Blackman discovered the body of Chance Peterkin, 5, around 12:20 a.m. in Lake Lelia after an extensive search.
Moransit was arrested and faces charges of neglect of a child with great bodily harm and resisting an officer. The sheriff's office says charges could be upgraded depending on what their investigation brings to light.
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Deputies found some of her clothing near the water, which led them to focus their search on the eastern side of the lake. \nThe Highlands County Sheriff's Office says Sheriff Paul Blackman discovered the body of Chance Peterkin, 5, around 12:20 a.m. in Lake Lelia after an extensive search.
Moransit was arrested and faces charges of neglect of a child with great bodily harm and resisting an officer. The sheriff's office says charges could be upgraded depending on what their investigation brings to light.
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Deputies found some of her clothing near the water, which led them to focus their search on the eastern side of the lake. \nThe Highlands County Sheriff's Office says Sheriff Paul Blackman discovered the body of Chance Peterkin, 5, around 12:20 a.m. in Lake Lelia after an extensive search.
Moransit was arrested and faces charges of neglect of a child with great bodily harm and resisting an officer. The sheriff's office says charges could be upgraded depending on what their investigation brings to light.
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infoFlorida woman arrested after 5-year-old son found dead in Highlands County lake
Florida woman arrested after 5-year-old son found dead in Highlands County lake
Deputies say Peterkin and his mother, Philletta Moransit, 29, were reported missing around 6 p.m. Thursday evening. They were last seen around 9 a.m. walking on Purcell Street in Avon Park, deputies say.
Shortly before 8 p.m., the sheriff's office says Moransit was found on the campus of South Florida State College and was uncooperative with the investigation.
Shortly before 8 p.m., the sheriff's office says Moransit was found on the campus of South Florida State College and was uncooperative with the investigation.
\"She was not cooperative with deputies, the child wasn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t with her. She just wasn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t cooperative about telling us when the last time she had her son or anything,\" said Dressel.
Deputies found some of her clothing near the water, which led them to focus their search on the eastern side of the lake. \nThe Highlands County Sheriff's Office says Sheriff Paul Blackman discovered the body of Chance Peterkin, 5, around 12:20 a.m. in Lake Lelia after an extensive search.
Moransit was arrested and faces charges of neglect of a child with great bodily harm and resisting an officer. The sheriff's office says charges could be upgraded depending on what their investigation brings to light.
