Police say in the time after the Snellville man was arrested and taken to jail, he never mentioned that he had left his 8-month-old daughter in a car parked nearby. Hours later, the girl's grandmother brought her body to a local hospital.
Later that night, police say a woman brought her 8-month-old granddaughter to the Piedmont Eastside Emergency Room. The baby girl, who has been identified as Whatley's daughter, was pronounced dead.
The grandmother told hospital staff that the girl had been left in Whatley's car after a traffic stop. Investigators have not said how the woman learned about where the infant was. When police were notified about the death, they found Whatley's car parked near the dumpsters at the Snellville City Hall.
Investigators say Whatley was recorded the entire time from when he walked into the police department to when he was booked at the jail. At no point did he mention his daughter had been left in the vehicle. The Snellville Police Department has called the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to investigate the death and act as the primary investigating agency.
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