The jury selection for the trial of the Georgia father who is accused of intentionally leaving his son inside his vehicle for hours is underway. He worked his whole shift at Home Depot before supposedly realizing that his son was inside his vehicle.
The father, identified as Justin Ross Harris, was charged with murder in 2014 regarding the death of his 22-month-old son. The case is said to be tried in Brunswick, Georgia at the Glynn County Courthouse. This is the second time that the lawyers of Harris have requested that the venue where he will be tried should be changed. About 200 potential jurors have been summoned, People reports.
The Glynn County Courthouse is 275 miles away from where the alleged crime took place. The defense team believes that the jury should not be selected from where the alleged crime happened, according to International Business Times.
The toddler, Cooper, died after being left in the car for hours on a day wherein the temperatures reached 90 degrees. His father arrived for work at 9:25 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Harris said that he did not know the boy was in the vehicle during his arrest at 10:00 p.m. that evening. As per the autopsy results, it was shown that Cooper died from hyperthermia.
Harris was also charged with two counts of felony murder and cruelty to children in the first degree. Some of the charges included his sexual text messages sent to underage girls. Accordingly, he was having six conversations with the underage females on the day of Cooper's death.
The wife of Harris, Leanna, filed for a divorce against him and is expected to testify in court in his trial. The trial is expected to last for several weeks and if proven guilty, he could face up to life in prison.
Harris also reportedly searched how long it would take for a perso.n to die if inside a hot car. He also reportedly googled how to survive in prison.
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