Officials with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said the girl’s father, Davied Whatley left the child in the car while he went into the Snellville Police Department to retrieve firearms that were taken from him in a previous case.
Snellville Police said in order to make sure they weren’t returning a gun to a felon, they ran a background check on Whatley.
They found there was a warrant out for Whatley, related to a misdemeanor probation violation, so they arrested him in the lobby.Police said Whatley contacted the child’s grandmother after he was arrested.The baby girl was taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead.He is now charged with second-degree murder.
The Snellville Police Department has now requested that the Georgia Bureau of Investigation take over the case.
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