Levon Wameling: Father Waits Two Weeks To Report Missing Son

Here we go again...

drugs, alcohol, partying...

Levon Wameling, 9 months, was reported "missing" two weeks after his father said he went missing.  When a child goes missing, if the parent does not cry out for the child immediately, the parent is signaling that he may not want the child found.

His father, Jevon Wameling said that he locked himself out of the house, and left Levon alone on the porch while he went around to the back of the house to crawl into the window. When he came back out to the front of the house to get Levon, he had disappeared. 

Family members asked about the baby's whereabouts, forcing Wameling to report him missing. The baby's mother was reportedly in drug rehab, leaving the baby with him. The reluctance speaks volumes.  

We are looking for the father's statement, but thus far, have none. 

Police say the father, Jevon Wameling, 27, was confronted by the child's grandmother regarding the baby's disappearance and the grandparents then went directly to the Oneida County District Attorney's Office. Wameling is not currently being charged, but police say he is being questioned.

Police say the Levon's mother checked into rehab for drug use around the time of the disappearance.

Utica Police along with New York State Police canine units have been searching the area around the 748 Jay Street apartment where the Wameling family lived, even using posters in hopes of finding baby Levon.

"Right now our goal is to find the kid," said Utica Police Chief Mark Williams.

Note "the kid" is often a phrase used when someone may believe the "child" is alive.  Is this a drug deal gone wrong?  Retribution?  Sold for drug money?

Jevon Wameling tells police that he isn't sure what happened to his child.

"He had a difficult time getting into his residence," said Sgt. Steve Hauck of what Jevon told police. "He left the child on the front steps and went around to the back of the house and when he went to get the child the child was gone."

note the use of the word "child" is often associated with risk, danger, abuse, neglect, etc.  Does this subject believe the child is dead, or in danger?

Police are not currently treating Jevon as a suspect, but they do admit his story doesn't add up.

"I can't say exactly what went on during the interview, but suffice it to say that there is essentially no explanation for why you wouldn't report a child missing after two weeks," Sgt. Hauck said.

There is an explanation; only Sgt. Hauck may not have gotten it. 

Many outside services have been called to aid in the investigation such as Child Protective Services and the National Center for Missing Children.

Police say they will continue searching day and night until baby Levon is found.

Neighbors on Jay Street in Utica recall loud nights full of music and drinking that often ended with the cops being called. 

The man who lives in the apartment below Jevon Wameling's on Jay Street says he distinctly remembers hearing 9-month-old Levon crying back on either May 28th or May 29th. 
Neighbors say Jevon lives a typical night life, coming home at 2 or 3 in the morning, often under the influence of alcohol. The neighbor, who did not give his name,
 says there were often complaints about the loud music coming from his apartment. He says that behavior all suddenly stopped two weeks ago, which he found odd. 

Neighbors says the cops were called to Jevon's apartment once a week because of screaming fights inside the apartment. 
The neighbor says those fights ended back on April 10th when his girlfriend moved out. 
One neighbor is very concerned about the welfare of Levon and says he can't think of a good reason to wait so long to report the child missing.