The adoptive mother of a missing boy who was later found dead in Buckeye has been arrested, police said.
Police treated Jesse as a runaway because Crystal Wilson initially told investigators that he suffered from "learning and developmental issues" and was taking medication for it. She said he had slipped out of his second-floor bedroom window overnight in the past.
The FBI, Buckeye police and Maricopa County Sheriff's Office personnel searched for the boy for weeks following his disappearance. Drones, U.S. Border Patrol tracking dogs and citizen volunteers also searched. Police said partial human skeletal remains were found on March 8, 2018, about six miles from the boy's home and a subsequent search of the area uncovered additional remains. The remains were later identified as Wilson.undetermined cause and mannerPolice said the area where the remains were found was searched in the summer of 2016, but the area was covered by water at the time.The Associated Press contributed to this report.On Dec.
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