Justin Ross Harris is accused of leaving 22-month-old Cooper Harris alone in the car while he went to work at the Home Depot corporate office for roughly seven hours. Harris is now charged with Felony Murder and Cruelty to Child in the second degree. Harris is being held in the Cobb County Detention Center without bond.
According to a warrant obtained by FOX 5 News, investigators say that Harris placed Cooper in his "rear facing car seat" after eating breakfast at the Vinings Chick-fil-A restaurant on June 18. Harris then drove to work and entered his workplace -- leaving the child in the car.
The warrant states Harris went back to his vehicle during lunch to place an object inside of it, again returning to work -- leaving the child alone in the car a second time.
FOX 5 I-Team reporter Randy Travis reports that investigators seized Ross Harris' work computer from Home Depot after his arrest last week. In the search history on that computer, a law enforcement source tells the FOX 5 I-Team someone searched for information on how long it takes for an animal to die in a hot car.
The FOX 5 I-Team has not been able to confirm when that Internet search was conducted.
According to Cobb County police, Harris originally told officers that he forgot to drop off his son at daycare, leaving him in the car all day while Harris was working. Harris told police he discovered his son dead as he drove home from work that afternoon.
Last week, sources close to the investigation told FOX 5 reporter Kaitlyn Pratt "this is just the tip of the iceberg. There's more than what meets the eye."
The Cobb County Medical Examiner has not yet released the autopsy report in this case.
Cooper Harris will be buried in a private family ceremony in Tuscaloosa on Saturday.
The Cobb County Police Chief released a statement Wednesday afternoon regarding the investigation.
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