Dad left 1-year-old and 2-year-old in car at metro Atlanta mall as it heated up to 100+ degrees, warrants say

COBB COUNTY, Ga. — A father is facing felony charges after he’s accused of leaving his two young children, ages just 1 and 2, in a hot car that reached 100+ degrees at Cumberland Mall in Cobb County.

The incident happened last Wednesday, June 4, on an 80-degree day. The warrants say the children were left in the car for 41 minutes — the temperature recorded at 104 degrees where one was sitting, and at 106 degrees where the other was sitting.

The father, J’Quawn Dixon, is now facing two felony charges of second degree cruelty to children…

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