Parents in Franklin County Charged in Death of Three-Year Old Child

Two parents face criminal charges after the death of their three-year old child in Franklin County on Sunday.

The child died after being found trapped in a hot car yesterday.

20-year-old Dakota Heath Fowler and 21-year-old Brandi Michelle Banks face charges of manslaughter.

The pair claims that they put their child to sleep around midnight on Saturday and awoke at 3 P.M. on Sunday to find their child in the car.

Emergency Medical Services were alerted around 4 P.M. and attempted to provide aid, but the child had already passed away.