Landon Parrott, 19 – who initially claimed he had only left 14-month-old Kyler during a brief trip to the bathroom – faced the death penalty after officers were shown footage of him leaving the boy in the car at 8:30 a.m. .m. returning until over five hours later at 1:50 p.m “The child died after being left in the car unattended for approximately 5 hours, with an outside temperature of 87 degrees,” New Philadelphia Police Chief Michael Goodwin said in a statement posted on Facebook. “It seems that it was not a matter of him forgetting the child, but a deliberate act so that the child would not be disturbed while he was at home.” Temperatures reached the 80s on Thursday when the incident occurred. Police official Ty Norris told Fox affiliate WJW that the car was likely as hot as 130 degrees Fahrenheit. Landon Parrott left his baby in a warm car so the infant “wouldn’t be disturbed while he was home,” police said. Facebook Landon Parrott left infant Kyler in a hot car for more than five hours, police said. Facebook Norris said Parrott had admitted to officers that he knew about the dangers of hot cars to children. “We figure that would make the inside of the car about 130 degrees and this kid was there strapped into a car seat with no fluids, no air conditioning, nothing,” Norris told the station. “It’s heartbreaking to see this unfold before your eyes.” Parrott has been charged with murder, involuntary manslaughter and two counts of child endangerment, police said. He is being held on a $250,000 bond. Landon Parrott only admitted to the crime after being confronted with surveillance video. Baby Kyler and his mother at the Tuscarawas County Jail. Facebook was an “active baby, ever so curious” who liked to “crush on Britney.” Facebook An online obituary noted Kyler’s “sweet disposition and gentle way with animals, even at such a young age.” The baby’s grandparents took to Facebook to mourn the loss of the young boy, who they remembered as an “active baby, always so curious” who likes to “hang out with Britney”. “Justice will be served, but the purpose of this is to bring everyone’s attention to the existence of Kyler Phillip Allen Parrott,” wrote Trevor and Casey Neering. “Kyler was an unexpected surprise who instantly changed our world for the better, right from the start.”
