Investigators said the infant was fatally injured while in her parents’ care before she was found unresponsive at their Hollywood home.
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Two Florida parents have been arrested on aggravated manslaughter and child neglect charges after authorities said their 7-week-old daughter suffered fatal blunt head trauma while in their care at a Hollywood home in October 2025.
Robert Lee Ingram Jr., 22, and Gracie Jai Tellez, 20, were arrested Aug. 7 in Jacksonville after a months-long investigation by the Hollywood Police Department. Each was charged in Broward County with aggravated manslaughter of a child and neglect of a child causing great bodily harm, permanent disability or permanent disfigurement. Authorities have not publicly identified their daughter in the reports reviewed.
The investigation began Oct. 14, 2025, when Tellez called 911 and reported that the infant was pale, cold and unresponsive. Hollywood police officers and paramedics performed CPR before the girl was taken to Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, where she was placed on life support. She was declared brain dead four days later and later died after she was removed from life support, authorities said.
Investigators said both parents initially reported that the girl had been behaving normally before the medical emergency. They told authorities she had been fed a bottle and placed in a bassinet before they later found her unresponsive. Medical records reviewed during the investigation indicated that the infant had been considered healthy and had been examined by a pediatrician six days before the emergency without significant health concerns being documented.
Doctors found severe head and brain injuries after the girl arrived at the hospital, according to an arrest affidavit described by local news organizations. Medical specialists concluded that the injuries were consistent with non-accidental head trauma involving blunt force and repeated acceleration and deceleration of the infant’s head and body. The Broward County Medical Examiner later determined that the child died from complications of blunt head trauma and classified the manner of death as homicide.
Detectives continued examining the parents’ accounts after the infant’s death. Investigators obtained search warrants for their cellphones and reviewed data from the devices. Authorities said Ingram and Tellez had told detectives that they sometimes used a FaceTime connection between their phones to monitor the baby while she slept, but investigators said phone records did not support that explanation during the period before she was found unresponsive.
Investigators said the cellphone records instead documented extensive use of video games and YouTube during the overnight and morning hours. According to the arrest affidavit, Tellez’s phone showed extended video game use until shortly before the 911 call. Detectives said the phone evidence conflicted with statements the parents had made about how they were monitoring their daughter.
The affidavit also described differences in accounts Ingram gave investigators about what happened in the hours before the emergency, including when the infant was fed and placed in her bassinet. Police said neither parent provided an explanation that accounted for the injuries. Ingram and Tellez denied involvement in or knowledge of how their daughter received the fatal injuries, according to investigators.
Authorities alleged that the infant was in both parents’ care when she was fatally injured and that the parents failed to provide the care and supervision required for her safety. Those allegations have not been proven at trial. The charges against Ingram and Tellez are accusations, and both are presumed innocent unless proved guilty in court.
A Broward County court issued arrest warrants for the parents July 27. The U.S. Marshals Service said its Florida Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force began assisting two days later after investigators learned that the pair had left Broward County and relocated to Jacksonville. Task force members found them Aug. 7 at a residence on Marsh Grass Court and arrested them without incident.
Local court coverage reported that a judge found probable cause on the charges and ordered both parents held without bond. The court also ordered them to have no contact with children. The criminal cases remain pending, and authorities had not announced a final resolution as of Monday.
Author note: Last updated August 17, 2026.