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24-year-old Michael Gillum-Kent and Emma Parish reportedly left their infant child outside in an unattended car seat at the Dickerson Pike Apartments on the afternoon of August 27th. When officers arrived, they observed Parish and Gillum-Kent carrying their three-week-old infant in a car seat. Then, the police spoke with the complainant, Tim Shadwick. He stated that he saw an infant in a car seat with a blanket over him while Gillum-Kent and Parish worked on a vehicle in the parking lot about three spaces away. Shadwick added that while on the phone with 911, he heard the baby crying in distress while Gillum-Kent and Parish continued working on the vehicle. He told officers that he observed the child in the car seat for about twenty minutes before alerting the authorities at 1:57 p.m.
Then, the police spoke with Alexis Frierson, the apartment complex manager, who said she was going to lunch at 1:34 p.m. and saw the infant in the car seat outside on the sidewalk. At the same time, Gillum-Kent and Parish were working on their vehicle. Then, Frierson showed officers footage showing Gillum-Kent and Parish starting to work on the car at 1:01 p.m. This meant the three-week-old baby had been outside, unattended, for over an hour before the police arrived. After this, officers spoke with Parish and Gillum-Kent, who stated they had only been outside for thirty minutes. Parish said they put their infant in the shade while working on vehicles. Then, the police called Nashville EMS to assess the child and ensure he was not dehydrated. When they arrived, EMS told Parish that her child should see a doctor, but she refused further treatment. Due to the temperature being 97 degrees and the heat index being 100 degrees, their seven-pound infant’s health was at risk. Gillum-Kent was taken into custody for child neglect and two counts of violating probation.
Michael Gillum Kent was booked into the Metro Nashville Jail on August 27th, charged with child neglect. A judicial commissioner set his bond at $5,000.
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