As a result of the tragic passing of his son Sebastian, who was only 18 months old, Scott Allen Gardner, who is 33 years old, has been taken into custody and charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child as well as child negligence causing serious bodily damage. On Friday, June 6, the infant was discovered lifeless after it was allegedly left in a sweltering truck for more than three hours.
Gardner is suspected of leaving Sebastian unsupervised in the scorching vehicle as he first got a haircut and then went drinking inside Hanky Panky’s Lounge, as stated by statements from the Volusia Sheriff’s Office (VSO) and the Ormond Beach Police Department (OBPD). The allegations were made by both of these law enforcement agencies.
During the encounter, Sebastian’s body temperature reportedly reached an astounding 111 degrees, according to the medical specialists who were present.
There were several contradictory descriptions of the events that took place during the day that Gardner apparently offered during the initial investigation. He was taken into custody on Friday at the residence of his mother in Ormond Beach by the same officer from the Orange Beach Police Department who attended the site of the tragedy and sought to bring young Sebastian back to life.
In the state of Florida, the crime of aggravated manslaughter of a child is classified as a first-degree felony, which carries harsh penalties that can have a maximum sentence of thirty years in prison and heavy fines.
Aggravated manslaughter of a child is defined by the law of the state of Florida as the unlawful killing of a kid under the age of 18 as a result of activity that is either reckless or excessively negligent. This terrible event serves as a harsh reminder of the serious dangers that are posed to children who are left alone in vehicles, particularly in climates that are hot.
