Alabama father pleads guilty in deadly beating of 5-week-old son whose body was found in shallow grave

Alabama father pleads guilty in deadly beating of 5-week-old son whose body was found in shallow grave

Caleb Michael Whisnand Sr., 37, pleaded guilty to capital murder in the 2021 blunt force trauma death of his 5-week- old son, C.J., said Montgomery County District Attorney Azzie Oliver. He also pleaded guilty to falsely reporting to law enforcement that the child had been kidnapped.

ACTION 8 UPDATE: Father pleads guilty to capital murder in baby son's death

ACTION 8 UPDATE: The father who was charged with capital murder in the death of his baby son whose body was found in Lowndes County has pleaded guilty and has been sentenced. Caleb Whisnand was sentenced to life in prison without parole earlier this week in the death of five-week-old Caleb Whisnand, Jr., in 2021. According to court records, the baby died of blunt force trauma to the head. Whisnand and the baby’s mother, Angela Gardner, reported …