Police and volunteers Monday searched a Corona landfill for the body of a missing 6-month-old Culver City boy, as authorities accused his parents of being responsible for the apparent death of the child, officials said.

“Detectives have developed reason to believe that Adam Manson and Kianna Williams are responsible for the disappearance and death of their 6-month-old son Jacsun,” according to a statement from Culver City police.

The statement also alleged that the couple discarded the child’s body in a dumpster somewhere near the Crenshaw Mall in Los Angeles.

Culver City police Lt. Troy Dunlap confirmed Monday that the search took investigators to the El Sobrante Landfill at 10910 Dawson Canyon Road near Corona.

Work continues at the landfill as Culver City police search for the body of a missing Culver City infant at Waste Management El Sobrante Landfill in Corona on Monday, February 25, 2019. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

Work continues at the landfill as Culver City police search for the body of a missing Culver City infant at Waste Management El Sobrante Landfill in Corona on Monday, February 25, 2019. Waste Management personal would not let media on the property. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

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Work continues at the landfill as Culver City police search for the body of a missing Culver City infant at Waste Management El Sobrante Landfill in Corona on Monday, February 25, 2019. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

Work continues at the landfill as Culver City police search for the body of a missing Culver City infant at Waste Management El Sobrante Landfill in Corona on Monday, February 25, 2019. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)



“We still haven’t released a motive, but we filed murder warrants on both parents (Monday) and are seeking murder charges,” Dunlap said.

Several people and an Orange County Sheriff’s Department K-9 unit were at the landfill Monday searching the expansive space for the body of the infant.

The search for Jacsun Manson will continue on Tuesday morning.

“The search could continue for awhile,” Dunlap said. “It’s likely been over a month since the child was discarded, so trash has been compacted up to 80 feet down.”

“It’s a vast area we’ll be searching, and we’re trying to bring in heavier equipment to put in the work and go through as much as we can of the area where we believe his remains are at,” he added.

The parents were arrested Jan. 3 on an unrelated charge after being found in a stolen car. They are jailed in Los Angeles County. At the time of their arrest, Jacsun was not with his parents, officials said.

The Los Angeles County Department of Child and Family Services reported Jacsun missing Jan. 25, officials said. The last time Jacsun was seen alive was on Dec. 31 with his parents, according to witnesses.

El Sobrante Landfill has the capacity to process up to 70,000 tons of waste per week, according to information on the Waste Management’s website.