Police confirmed that human remains found in the trunk of a woman's car belong to her missing son. Quincy Jamar Davis was last seen in 2004 when he was a seventh grader at Virginia Beach Middle School. VPC
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HAMPTON, Va. — Human remains found during a traffic stop are those of the driver's son, missing since 2004, Virginia State Police said.
Tonya Slaton, 44, of Richmond, Va., was driving a Ford Mustang when she was pulled over about 8:30 a.m. June 6 on Interstate 64 in Hampton. The trooper noticed a large white spot on the floorboard behind the driver's seat that Slayton said was from the beach, according to a search warrant.
Slaton told the trooper she only had clothes in her trunk, but when the trooper opened it he smelled "rotting flesh," according to the document. Slaton began throwing clothes on top of the spare tire, which is where the trooper found two plastic bags wrapped in duct tape full human remains.
No witnesses have seen her son, Quincy Jamar Davis, since 2004 when he was in seventh grade at Virginia Beach Middle School. Davis would have turned 25 this past Tuesday.
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Slaton was charged with concealment of a dead body and remained Monday in Hampton Roads Regional Jail without bond. Additional charges are pending.
She is due Monday in court here, according to online court records.
This is not the first time Slaton faced charges here.
She pleaded guilty to shooting at, but not injuring, a man inside a home in 2007. According to a press release from the time of the shooting, Hampton police said they were searching for Slaton in a 2003 black Mustang convertible.