Annie Elise

Deputies, state troopers, volunteers, everybody came out in droves and began searching the surrounding woods.

also like various rough terrain that was nearby, nearby roads, everything, because at this point too, temperatures were dropping and they knew that it was critical.

But here's the first question that a lot of people were asking who maybe are not as, I don't know,

playing devil's advocate as much as some people do.

And that is, how does a four-year-old disappear so quickly in the middle of the day without anybody seeing anything or hearing anything?

And also, why was he outside without anybody watching him?

Remember, he's four.

His brother is six.

So, was there no parent around?

Now, overnight, a full day passes, and by January 1st, just the next day, the search had grown significantly.

Multiple law enforcement agencies were involved at this point, helicopters were searching from above, drones were scanning large, large areas of land, and there were also canine teams who were working all throughout the woods.

Hundreds of volunteers showed up, many of them parents themselves, just desperate to find this little boy and searching for answers.

Jonathan's mom even flew in from Florida as soon as she heard that he was missing so that she could help look for him.

So everybody truly was hoping to find this little boy, this little boy who had now been gone overnight in freezing cold conditions.

So at that point, time was obviously very critical.

But then, during the search, investigators found something very concerning at his father Jameson's house.

authorities found explosives and hazardous materials on his property.

Now, because of obvious safety concerns, the search was suspended, the FBI and bomb techs were called in, and parts of the property had to be secured before anybody could continue looking for Jonathan.

Because what if there is, I mean, not this, like not like mines or dynamite, but like if there are explosives on the properties, you can't have a ton of people walking in that area, right?

You need to secure the perimeter.