Florida Parents Arrested Months After 7-Week-Old Infant Dies From Blunt Force Trauma

Two parents face aggravated manslaughter charges after their 7-week-old daughter died from severe blunt force injuries last year, Hollywood police announced Friday.

Gracie Jai Tellez and Robert Lee Ingram were taken into custody on Aug. 7 in Jacksonville by local deputies and the U.S. Marshals Service. Both are charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child, along with child neglect causing great bodily harm, permanent disability, or permanent disfigurement.

The charges stem from an emergency call on Oct. 14, 2025, when Hollywood officers were sent to a home on Farragut Street to help an unresponsive infant. First responders performed CPR on the baby girl before Hollywood Fire Rescue rushed her to Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital…

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