Parents Charged in Baby's Death

0:00A St. Petersburg couple got hit with serious felony charges after their one-month-old baby turned up unresponsive and later died at the hospital, covered in bruises, scratches, and cuts. Police zeroed in on 21-year-old Ashton Karan and 22-year-old Gabriella Daniels as the only caregivers and they're locked up without bond right now. Earlier this week, around 11.30 a.m. on Thursday, cops rushed to their home where they found the infant not breathing. Medics tried everything, but the baby didn't make it. The parents gave stories that didn't line up about basic stuff like feeding and diaper changes. This hits hard because the Department of Children and Families had checked on the family just days before, and the child seemed fine with no marks. No daycare involved, the kid was always with mom and dad, which makes the whole thing even tougher to process for folks following the case. One of them even owned up to smoking marijuana without a medical card while watching the baby,

1:00adding fuel to the investigation. Right now, both face counts of aggravated child abuse and neglect causing major harm. Autopsy results are still coming in, which could pile on more charges, but for now, the focus stays on holding them accountable as the community waits. For answers, I'm Cory with the story. That's your Tampa Bay News today update, AI powered and always on.