dad accused of murder

The father accused of killing his 22 month old son by leaving him in a hot SUV will spend at least the next month in the Cobb County jail.

Justin Ross Harris, 33, of Marietta, was cheap jerseys silent and showed no outward emotions during his brief appearance Thursday night before a judge. Because he’s been charged with murder, Harris could not be granted bond, Magistrate Judge John Strauss said.

Harris’ attorney, Mattox Kilgore, confirmed he and his client understood he was not eligible for bond. Harris will remain in the Cobb jail until his next court appearance, scheduled for July 15 in Superior Court.

This photo, downloaded from Justin Ross Harris’ public Facebook account, shows Cooper. Cooper died June 18, 2014, after his father, Harris, said that he forgot his son in the car while he was at work.

While the investigation into the toddler’s death continues, questions lingered regarding how it could have happened.

Investigators consulted with Cobb County District Attorney Vic Reynolds before securing an arrest warrant for Harris. Reynolds said Thursday the investigation is “far, far from over.”

“I don’t know where this investigation will ultimately lead,” Reynolds said in a phone interview with AM 750 and 95.5 FM News/Talk WSB.

Ben GrayJune 19, 2014 Marietta: Justin Ross Harris, left, appears with his attorney Maddox Kilgore before Cobb Magistrate Judge John Strauss on Thursday evening June 19, 2014. Harris is charged with murder and first degree cruelty to children in the death of his 22 month old son. This photo is of the closed circuit TV shown in the court’s remote viewing area.

“It’s just a terrible, God awful situation,” Reynolds said. “I can’t imagine, I can’t fathom what any parent would be going through at this stage. It’s the type of case that affects the community.”

In addition to murder, Harris is charged with cruelty to children in the first degree, according to his arrest warrant.

Justin Ross Harris

“Said accused did leave a 22 month old juvenile male unattended and strapped into a child car seat in a parked vehicle for approximately seven hours during daytime hours after which the child was found deceased,” the warrant states.

An autopsy will be conducted by the Cobb County Medical Examiner’s Office to determine the cause of death for the child, according to Sgt. Dana Pierce with Cobb police.

The child’s name was not released by police. But the Facebook page believed to belong to Harris shows several pictures of the boy, identified as Cooper.

Photos: Toddler dies after being left in SUV all day

Harris, who goes by Ross, is a Tuscaloosa, Ala., native who just passed the two year mark of employment with Home Depot, according to his online profile. A Home Depot corporate office is located about two miles from the Akers Mill Road shopping center where Harris drove his son Wednesday afternoon. It was that parking lot where the boy was pronounced dead by emergency responders.

Harris graduated from the University of Alabama in 2012 with a degree in Management Information Systems, according to his LinkedIn page. His son was born in August of that year.

Harris, his wife and toddler were renting cheap jerseys a condo off Terrell Mill Road, but hoped to buy a home, their landlord said Thursday.

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Joe Saini, who rents the family their condo, said Harris and his wife are “very, very nice” people who were in love with their baby.

“Everything was going right for this couple,” Saini said. “They wanted to buy a house so they could have some space for their child to run around the backyard.”

Thursday afternoon, a handful of cars were parked outside the family’s condo. A man identifying himself as Justin Harris’ father, Reggie, came outside to walk the family dog.

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“We cheap jerseys from china have some pretty strong feelings but we can’t talk right now,” he said.

The investigation continues in the wholesale jerseys outlet child’s death, according to police. Anyone with information that may assist detectives is asked to call 770 499 3945.

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