Dad ‘packed a bag’ while his 3-month-old son was ‘foaming at the mouth’ in hotel room and later died: Police

A Georgia antheral who allegedly left his 3-month-old lad to dice successful a edifice country claimed to constabulary that helium tried to assistance — but the autopsy study suggests that mightiness not really beryllium the case.

Jerry Chambers Jr., 21, was arrested successful January aft his 3-month-old son Joshua was recovered dormant successful a edifice country successful College Park, Georgia. According to an affidavit obtained by section ABC affiliate WSB, Chambers told constabulary that helium recovered Joshua unresponsive successful the edifice country wherever helium was staying. Chambers claimed that helium recovered the babe “unresponsive and foaming astatine the mouth” and said “he attempted to resuscitate [him], but helium remained unresponsive.”

The affidavit besides stated that Chambers said helium near the babe astatine the edifice portion helium went to work.

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According to the affidavit, constabulary said that Chambers did not telephone 911 erstwhile helium saw the information of his babe son. Instead, constabulary said, Chambers near Joshua again to spell to different edifice with a friend.

When Chambers returned, erstwhile again seeing that his babe lad was unresponsive, helium “packed a bag” and did not render immoderate assistance oregon telephone for help.

WSB reported that investigators believed Chambers did not telephone 911 for 2 days aft initially uncovering Joshua unresponsive. Chambers was arrested connected Jan. 28 aft constabulary recovered the babe dormant and charged the begetter with execution and cruelty to children.

The findings of an autopsy conducted connected Joshua were shared with WSB connected Tuesday. The Fulton County Medical Examiner confirmed to the presumption that the baby’s origin of decease was “dehydration and undernourishment owed to babe neglect.” The mode of decease was homicide.

Chambers remains successful custody astatine the Fulton County Jail connected $150,000 bond.