GA – Infant dies, found unresponsive, Buc-ee’s store, Warner Robins, Feb 2022 *parents charged*

[margarita25]

Police: Infant dies after being found unresponsive at gas station near Georgia interstate; parents charged


“WARNER ROBINS, Ga. (Gray News) - Police in Georgia have arrested a couple accused of killing their 9-month-old child.

The Warner Robins Police Department said in a Facebook post that officers responded to a Buc-ee’s convenience store near Interstate 75 on Sunday after receiving a report that a child was not breathing.

The infant was transported to a nearby hospital and later airlifted to Atlanta to be treated, but the child died Friday.”

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Christopher Palmer (left) and Shelly Rooks (right) are charged with murder in the death of a 9-month-old child.(Warner Robins Police Departmeant)

 

[margarita25]

'Nomadic' Parents Beat Baby to Death in RV Parked Outside Georgia Convenience Store: Police

“A 26-year-old mother and a 40-year-old father were arrested after authorities say they viciously abused their 9-month-old son to death in a recreational vehicle parked outside of a beaver-themedconvenience store in Georgia. Christopher S. Palmer and Shelly D. Rooks were both taken into custody and charged with multiple felonies, including murder, the Warner Robins Police Department said on Friday.

According to a press release from Chief of Police John Wagner, police officers, Warner Robins Fire firefighters, and Peach County Emergency Medical Services personnel on Jan. 30 at approximately 9:53 a.m. responded to a 911 call about an unresponsive child outside of a Buc-ee’s convenience store located in the 7000 block of Russell Parkway. Upon arriving at the scene, first responders found a 9-month-old male infant who was not breathing. Per the police chief, the child’s parents, later identified as Palmer and Rooks, told the responding authorities that they were washing the little boy inside of the parked RV when they accidentally dropped him.”

 

[margarita25]

“Investigators determined there were injuries on the child that were signs of present and past abuse.”
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[MimosaMornings]

'Nomadic' Parents Beat Baby to Death in RV Parked Outside Georgia Convenience Store: Police

“A 26-year-old mother and a 40-year-old father were arrested after authorities say they viciously abused their 9-month-old son to death in a recreational vehicle parked outside of a beaver-themedconvenience store in Georgia. Christopher S. Palmer and Shelly D. Rooks were both taken into custody and charged with multiple felonies, including murder, the Warner Robins Police Department said on Friday.

According to a press release from Chief of Police John Wagner, police officers, Warner Robins Fire firefighters, and Peach County Emergency Medical Services personnel on Jan. 30 at approximately 9:53 a.m. responded to a 911 call about an unresponsive child outside of a Buc-ee’s convenience store located in the 7000 block of Russell Parkway. Upon arriving at the scene, first responders found a 9-month-old male infant who was not breathing. Per the police chief, the child’s parents, later identified as Palmer and Rooks, told the responding authorities that they were washing the little boy inside of the parked RV when they accidentally dropped him.”

“ The couple’s two other young children were removed from their home and placed in the custody of the Georgia Department of Family and Children Services in Peach County.”



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[MimosaMornings]

Georgia: Parents charged with murder after incident at Buc-ee's

“The father, Christopher Scott Palmer, 40, of New York is charged with felony murder, aggravated battery and cruelty to children. The mother, Shelly Deanna Rooks, 26, of Waynesville, Ga., is charged with murder 2nd degree and cruelty to children.”

 

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[cvaldez1975]

“ The couple’s two other young children were removed from their home and placed in the custody of the Georgia Department of Family and Children Services in Peach County.”



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yikes. i hope to see more charges soon.

 

[tlcya]

Paramedics performed life-saving procedures and attempted to resuscitate the child before transporting him to Atrium Health Navicent, a hospital in nearby Macon. Due to the severity of the infant’s condition, doctors ordered the boy placed on life support and airlifted to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta for specialized pediatric care.

The child clung to life for nearly a week, but on Feb. 4, at approximately 4:45 a.m., officials from Children’s Healthcare notified the Warner Robins Police Department that the 9-month-old baby had been pronounced dead.

Following news of the infant’s death, authorities upgraded the charges against Palmer and Rooks.
'Nomadic' Parents Beat Baby to Death in RV Parked Outside Georgia Convenience Store: Police