Representatives of the FBI and other law enforcement agencies were at a residence on Rerock Road in Burton on Friday afternoon possibly looking for connections to the mysterious June disappearance of Sophia Van Dam and her 2 -year-old son Matteo.
The property is the residence of Jonas Jerry Washington Sr. James Moss, an attorney for Washington Sr., said authorities also searched the property a few weeks ago and he (Washington Sr.) doesn?t know why. Authorities, Moss said, haven?t been forthcoming with information. ?He (Washington Sr.) has been very open about it,? Moss said. ?He doesn?t know anything.?
The property?s connection to the Van Dam case may have some association to Washington Sr.?s son, Jonas Jerry Washington Jr., 24. Her family has said repeatedly Sophia Van Dam and Washington Jr. were in a relationship and they shared a rental residence in Sumter.