Father charged after remains of missing infant from Montgomery found 1-month-old Caleb Whisnand Jr. (Source: ALEA) By WBRC Staff | May 11, 2021 at 6:09 AM EDT - Updated May 12 at 11:49 PM
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) - Investigators from the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office found the remains of a 1-month-old baby boy who had been reported missing earlier this week.
Investigators released the following statement Wednesday night:
Preliminary Statement on Missing Infant On May 12, 2021 shortly after the press conference on one month old Caleb Michael Whisnand Jr., his remains were discovered by law enforcement. As a result, information was developed and the child’s father, Caleb Michael Whisnand Sr. was subsequently arrested and placed in the Montgomery County Detention Facility on charges of Manslaughter, with a bond amount of $100,000. Currently, the specifics of this case remain under investigation and all further details and inquires will be released on Thursday
Baby’s body found in Alabama woods, dad charged after parents publicly plead for his return
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Caleb Whisnand Sr. and Angela Gardner plead for the safe return of their 1-month-old son missing for several days.
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Just hours after Caleb Michael Whisnand, 32, and the baby’s mother pleaded publicly for the baby’s safe return, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday night announced the arrest in the death of the 5-week-old.
Sheriff’s Capt. Leigh Persky said Whisnand is being held in Caleb “C.J.” Whisnand Jr.’s death on $100,000 bond in the Montgomery County Detention Center. The arrest came after a Wednesday afternoon press conference where the elder Whisnand and the boy’s mother, 28-year-old Angela Nicole Gardner, made a plea for their son’s safe return.
Fatherâs charge now capital murder in Montgomery babyâs death Fatherâs charge upgraded to capital murder in Montgomery babyâs death By WSFA Staff | May 13, 2021 at 10:40 AM EDT - Updated May 13 at 1:43 PM
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - A father who stood before cameras Wednesday afternoon to ask the public for help finding his newborn baby is now facing a capital murder charge for the childâs death.
Caleb Whisnand Sr., was
During a Thursday morning news conference, The Montgomery County Sheriffâs Office announced the increased charge and said Whisnandâs $100,000 bond had been changed to no bond. Heâll remain in the Montgomery County Detention Facility.