The father, identified as Scott Allen Gardner, 33, allegedly locked his baby Sebastian inside his pickup truck while he went out to get a haircut and have a drink at a bar.
The incident occurred on June 6, when the temperature reached 33ºC, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Department.
The investigation showed that the baby’s body temperature reached a shocking 43.8ºC. Officers attempted resuscitation maneuvers on Sebastian, but he did not survive.
The Volusia County Sheriff’s Department claims that Gardner is responsible for the baby’s death while he was drinking at a bar. The child’s father was arrested on Thursday (19) on a $100,000 bail.
+Watch the video of Gardner’s arrest
Body camera footage from the police shows the moment Gardner was detained by the same officer who tried to revive Sebastian.
As Gardner was led out of the house, two unidentified people shouted to him that they loved him. Gardner replied that he loved them too, and an officer said, “Say goodbye, because you won’t be coming back here.”
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