A heartbreaking case out of Tulsa, Oklahoma took a new turn this week. A father arrested after his two young children were found dead in his hot truck has been released from jail, and no charges have been filed.
According to reports, Dustin was arrested on Saturday after the children, ages 3 and 4, were found in the truck. He told investigators he took the kids to a store around noon, brought them home, and lay down for a nap. When he woke up, he said, he found the children on the floorboard of the vehicle.
On Monday, the Tulsa County District Attorney’s Office said new evidence changed the picture. In a statement, the office said detectives with the Tulsa Police Department’s Child Crisis Unit had been concerned about conflicting information in the initial reports. Video from a neighbor’s home, the office said, showed the children got into the truck on their own and could not get out.
Based on that video, a judge authorized Dustin’s release on a personal recognizance bond. Prosecutors stressed that the release does not mean the case is over, saying it “is still a matter under investigation.”
Baller Alert sends our condolences to the family.
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