FL - Girl, 2, dies in hot car, temp @ 107 degrees, 4 yr old climbs out, Holmes Co, 16 May 2023 *arrests*

[imstilla.grandma]

A 2-year-old girl died in Holmes County, Florida, on Tuesday after being left unattended in her mother's vehicle for 14 hours. This is the fourth time this year that a child has died after being left in a hot car in the United States.

The toddler's parents, 23-year-old Kathreen Adams and 32-year-old Christopher McLean, have been charged with child neglect, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of methamphetamine. However, according to law enforcement officials, more charges are forthcoming, pending the results of an autopsy that was performed Wednesday.

Holmes County Sheriff's deputies responded to a 911 welfare check for a home in the county, which is on the Florida-Alabama state line, just before 4 p.m. EDT on Tuesday. Upon arriving, officers found Adams holding her child in her arms. Adams reportedly told the officers she found the child unresponsive inside her house and didn't know what happened.

Once investigators started questioning the mother, they quickly found inconsistencies in her story. During a press conference on Tuesday, Holmes County Sheriff John Tate said the father was not cooperating with deputies during questioning.

"Investigators on the scene had EMS take a body temperature of the baby, which the body temperature of the child was 107 degrees, so we knew something was not adding up," said Tate.

Adams eventually admitted she picked up her children from a babysitter around midnight and decided to leave them both in the vehicle. Officials say the 4-year-old child was able to get out of the car, and the Department of Children and Families currently has that child under custody.

Parents charged after 2-year-old dies in hot car in Florida

A 2-year-old girl died in Holmes County, Florida, on Tuesday after being left unattended in her mother's vehicle for 14 hours. This is the fourth time this year that a child has died after being left in a hot car in the United States. The toddler's parents, 23-year-old Kathreen Adams and...

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[Elliot_Alderson]

Disgusting. I was gonna ask how in the world someone forgets about their 2 year old in a car for 14 hours but I realize that meth heads are a special breed.

 

[Mistree]

I just can’t with these preventable and stupid decisions adults knowingly make anymore.
The level of anger I have when I read these types is intolerable.
I wish, they would be made to suffer the same way their littles ones did.

 

[killarney rose]

Local to me. Holmes County, FL has a horrible meth problem.

here is an older article and it has only gotten worse.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2004/07/04/florida-county-wages-war-on-methamphetamine/155a8e99-c67f-44fd-b0f9-ae61ed246805/

 

[Niner]

Following... I tried to find them in the court site - but neither of them are there yet...

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Christopher McLean, 32, and Kathreen Adams, 23, were arrested on charges of child neglect and possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia following the death of their toddler on Tuesday, according to the Holmes County Sheriff’s Office.

The girl was left in a car outside the couple’s home in the unincorporated Florida Panhandle community of Prosperity for about 14 hours while McLean and Adams were inside the entire time, the sheriff’s office said.

Initially, Adams told investigators that she had found her daughter unresponsive in the house but they became suspicious immediately, Holmes County Sheriff John Tate said during a news conference.

Deputies noticed that the girl felt very hot to the touch. Paramedics found that her temperature was 107 degrees, he said.

“We knew something wasn’t adding up,” while talking to the girl’s mother, Tate said. “It didn’t pass the smell test. Common sense tells you that most of the time if you’re in a home you’re not going to get that hot.”

"When she got home, along with the baby's dad, the baby was asleep in the car seat, and they decided to leave the child in the car and ultimately did not wake up or did not realize the child was in the car until around 3 p.m.," he said.

Deputies searched the couple's and found methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia, and took blood samples of McLean and Adams, Tate said. The result of those tests are pending.

The sheriff’s office said “additional charges are forthcoming pending the results of the autopsy.”

Florida mom and dad charged in hot-car death of toddler daughter left alone for 14 hours

Two Florida parents have been arrested on several charges stemming from the hot-car death of their 2-year-old daughter left alone for 14 hours.

www.usatoday.com

 

[MrsWatson]

Florida parents charged in hot car death of 2-year-old girl with body temperature of '107 degrees'

Two Florida parents are facing charges because their 2-year-old girl died after being left in a hot car for 14 hours, authorities say.

lawandcrime.com

 

[Niner]

Wondering if I have the right court site - this is the link I have:

ONLINE COURT RECORDS SEARCH

can anyone access that & see if that is correct? I marked down Felony, but it could be a misdemeanor case?

I would think they would have at least a first appearance hearing pretty soon since they were arrested on 5/16/23. They might have more charges coming - and maybe that is why there is nothing on the court site yet.

TIA if you can help me!

 

[Laughing]

@PayrollNerd @Sleuthster is this the correct court website?

Thanks!

 

[PayrollNerd]

Looks to me like the website is down. I had that with another FL county yesterday. I’ll check again when I’m on my laptop tonight. Birdie & I are headed to the park for the day. Later, friends!

 

[imstilla.grandma]

McLean was uncooperative and invoked his rights "and did not wish to give us a statement or talk to us at that time," according to the sheriff.

Sheriff Tate said there are some discrepancies about what time the couple actually found the girl and when 911 was called. Adams also said the 4-year-old got out of the car and went into the house.

"We do not have any evidence of whether he was in the car or in the house. That's still something we're trying to find out," the sheriff said about the 4-year-old.

A search of the couple's home found methamphetamine, marijuana, CBD gummies and drug paraphernalia, the sheriff told reporters. Adams told authorities that she and McLean smoked marijuana after they went into the house.

When asked if he had a message to the community, the sheriff said: "Don't do drugs. I honestly believe methamphetamine, drugs is the culprit behind this death."

"That's what happens when you use drugs, you lose sense of what's going on in reality and this kind of stuff happens. Probably if they wasn't on drugs, we probably wouldn't be here today," he said.

The 4-year-old child has been placed in the custody of the Department of Children and Families.

Girl, 2, dies after Florida parents 'decided to leave the child in the car', authorities say

Kathreen Adams and Christopher McLean face several charges after the Holmes County sheriff said they left their sleeping daughter in the car overnight.

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[Niner]

Does not look like this court site gives next hearing dates just info on charges.


UCN FILE DATE COUNTY CASE TYPE STATUS
302023CF000163CFAXMX
[23000163CFAXMX] 05/19/2023 HOLMES Felony 23-D Open

Chrg Seq# Statute Statute Text Date Phase
1 827.03.3c NEGLECT CHILD 05/19/2023 Charged
2 893.13.1a1 POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE 05/19/2023 Charged
3 893.13.1a1 POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE 05/19/2023 Charged
4 893.13.1a1 POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE 05/19/2023 Charged
5 893.13.1a1 POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE 05/19/2023 Charged
6 893.13.1a1 POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE 05/19/2023 Charged
7 893.147.1 POSSESSION DRUG PARAPHERNALIA 05/19/2023 Charged
8 893.147.1 POSSESSION DRUG PARAPHERNALIA 05/19/2023 Charged
9 893.147.1 POSSESSION DRUG PARAPHERNALIA 05/19/2023 Charged
10 893.147.1 POSSESSION DRUG PARAPHERNALIA 05/19/2023 Charged
11 893.147.1 POSSESSION DRUG PARAPHERNALIA 05/19/2023 Charged
12 893.147.1 POSSESSION DRUG PARAPHERNALIA 05/19/2023 Charged

Name Type
ROBERTS, RUSSELL STERLING JUDGE

Name Type
ADAMS, KATHREEN JUNE DEFENDANT

link: ONLINE COURT RECORDS SEARCH


UCN FILE DATE COUNTY CASE TYPE STATUS
302023CF000162CFAXMX
[23000162CFAXMX] 05/19/2023 HOLMES Felony 23-D Open

Chrg Seq# Statute Statute Text Date Phase
1 827.03.3c NEGLECT CHILD 05/19/2023 Charged
2 893.13.1a1 POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE 05/19/2023 Charged
3 893.13.1a1 POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE 05/19/2023 Charged
4 893.13.1a1 POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE 05/19/2023 Charged
5 893.13.1a1 POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE 05/19/2023 Charged
6 893.13.1a1 POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE 05/19/2023 Charged
7 893.147.1 POSSESSION DRUG PARAPHERNALIA 05/19/2023 Charged
8 893.147.1 POSSESSION DRUG PARAPHERNALIA 05/19/2023 Charged
9 893.147.1 POSSESSION DRUG PARAPHERNALIA 05/19/2023 Charged
10 893.147.1 POSSESSION DRUG PARAPHERNALIA 05/19/2023 Charged
11 893.147.1 POSSESSION DRUG PARAPHERNALIA 05/19/2023 Charged
12 893.147.1 POSSESSION DRUG PARAPHERNALIA 05/19/2023 Charged
13 843.02 RESIST OR OBSTRUCT WITHOUT VIOLENCE 05/19/2023 Charged

Name Type
ROBERTS, RUSSELL STERLING JUDGE

Name Type
MCLEAN, CHRISTOPHER MARTIN DEFENDANT

link: ONLINE COURT RECORDS SEARCH

 

[Chelly]

I am so dam weary reading of child murder-by-hot-car. If you don't want your child, drop him/her off at the local fire station!

 

[Niner]

Oh - I found another page for them!

McLean:
Dockets:
Page : 1FPN
Doc # Action Date Description
16 05/22/2023 Defendant Custody Location: County Jail

13 05/22/2023 NOTICE TO APPEAR SENT TO DEFENDANT IN JAIL

12 05/22/2023 Event ARRAIGNMENT-FELONY scheduled on 7/5/2023 at 0830 AM, MX - Judge RUSSELL ROBERTS presiding.

5 05/22/2023 Defense Attorney: NO DEF ATTORNEY Assigned to FACC.CLERICUS.Identity.NamesBAO

15 05/19/2023 FIRST APPEARANCE

14 05/19/2023 COMPLAINT AND NARRATIVE

11 05/19/2023 Arrest name set to MCLEAN, CHRISTOPHER MARTIN for SEQ: 2, SEQ: 3, SEQ: 4, SEQ: 5, SEQ: 6

10 05/19/2023 Initial Status of Arrest entered for SEQ: 2, SEQ: 3, SEQ: 4, SEQ: 5, SEQ: 6

9 05/19/2023 OBTS # 3002015708 - SEQ: 2, SEQ: 3, SEQ: 4, SEQ: 5, SEQ: 6

4 05/19/2023 Case 302023CF000162CFAXMX Filed with Clerk on 5/19/2023


Judge Assignment History
Assigned Date Judicial Officer
05/22/2023 ROBERTS, RUSSELL


Court Events
Event Date Judge Docket Type Location Prosecutor Defendant Attorney
07/05/2023 08:30 ROBERTS, RUSSELL ARRAIGNMENT-FELONY COURTHOUSE Main C KEOWN, BENJAMIN ATTORNEY, NO DEF

link: ONLINE COURT RECORDS SEARCH



Adams:

Dockets
Page : 1FPN
Doc # Action Date Description
16 05/22/2023 NOTICE TO APPEAR SENT TO DEFENDANT IN JAIL

15 05/22/2023 Event ARRAIGNMENT-FELONY scheduled on 7/5/2023 at 0830 AM, MX - Judge RUSSELL ROBERTS presiding.

14 05/22/2023 Defendant Custody Location: County Jail

5 05/22/2023 Defense Attorney: NO DEF ATTORNEY Assigned to FACC.CLERICUS.Identity.NamesBAO

13 05/19/2023 FIRST APPEARANCE

12 05/19/2023 COMPLAINT AND NARRATIVE

11 05/19/2023 Arrest name set to ADAMS, KATHREEN JUNE for SEQ: 7, SEQ: 8, SEQ: 9, SEQ: 10, SEQ: 11, SEQ: 12

10 05/19/2023 Initial Status of Arrest entered for SEQ: 7, SEQ: 8, SEQ: 9, SEQ: 10, SEQ: 11, SEQ: 12

9 05/19/2023 OBTS # 3002015706 - SEQ: 7, SEQ: 8, SEQ: 9, SEQ: 10, SEQ: 11, SEQ: 12

4 05/19/2023 Case 302023CF000163CFAXMX Filed with Clerk on 5/19/2023


Judge Assignment History
Assigned Date Judicial Officer
05/22/2023 ROBERTS, RUSSELL


Court Events
Event Date Judge Docket Type Location Prosecutor Defendant Attorney
07/05/2023 08:30 ROBERTS, RUSSELL ARRAIGNMENT-FELONY COURTHOUSE Main C KEOWN, BENJAMIN ATTORNEY, NO DEF

link: ONLINE COURT RECORDS SEARCH

 

[PayrollNerd]

I wonder what time the 4 y/o got out of the vehicle. Where did that child go when they exited the vehicle? Into the house, assuming it was unlocked? Did the child attempt to find their parents or perhaps wake up Mom/Dad? If the child can be interviewed perhaps more details could be determined.

It would be interesting if the parents were awake/coherent when the 4 y/o appeared and yet, they still did not retrieve the baby from the car. If the 4 y/o exited the car within minutes, and the parents saw them, perhaps the baby could have been saved.

Siblings are a wealth of information even tho most of the time they don't realize what clues they're providing.

 

[tlcya]

meth is an ugly ugly drug. Lock them up and throw away the key. MOO

I can extend empathy to addicts right up until they harm others and then, sorry, no more empathy from me.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

According to the Holmes County Advertiser, 23-year-old Kathreen Adams has been charged with aggravated manslaughter. The same charge for 32-year-old father Christopher McClean is pending review by the State Attorney’s Office.

The pair were initially charged with child neglect, possession of methamphetamine, and possession of paraphernalia, per the Holmes County Sheriff’s Office.

In a press conference on May 17, the Holmes County Sheriff’s Office explained that they received a call from Adams saying that her two-year-old daughter was unresponsive. An hour after paramedics arrived, the child was pronounced dead.

Adams later admitted to leaving the child in the car for 14 hours.

The State Attorney’s Office is expected to make a decision on McClean’s charge by the end of the week, the Holmes County Advertiser reports.

Parents facing charges in hot car death

Parents of a two-year-old that died after being left in a hot car in May are facing additional charges.

www.wtvy.com

The charges stem from the events of May 16 when Margie was found unresponsive in the family car at a Highway 81 residence in the Prosperity community. Sheriff John Tate stated in a May 17 press conference that dispatchers received the call around 3:43 p.m. on May 16 from a “hysterical female.” Records show a deputy arrived on scene within two minutes and was met by an individual carrying an unresponsive child. The deputy immediately began administering CPR on the child until Holmes County EMS arrived and took over. The child was pronounced deceased by EMS at 3:59 p.m.

Mom faces new charge in Holmes Co. hot car death

HOLMES COUNTY, Fla. (The Holmes County Advertiser) — The parents of two-year-old Margie June McClean are facing charges in connection with her May 16 death, according to the Holmes County Sheriff’s…

www.mypanhandle.com

 

[PayrollNerd]

302023CF000162CFAXMX
Christopher McLean

I don't see his DOB but the article lists him as 32 y/o.

ONLINE COURT RECORDS SEARCH

 

[PayrollNerd]

302023CF000163CFAXMX
ADAMS, KATHREEN JUNE

I do not see a DOB for her either but the articles lists 23 y/o.

ONLINE COURT RECORDS SEARCH

 

[PayrollNerd]

@Niner Their updated charges will probably be reflected online after their court appearance tomorrow. I'll check back if you still need help online.