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.
Medical staff placed the infant on life support, but she later died from what police described as “blunt force injuries.”
According to the arrest warrant, investigators determined the infant’s trauma resulted from “a violent impact and repeated acceleration/deceleration of the victim’s head/neck (i.e., violent shaking).”
Police records state that both parents gave conflicting, false statements and could not explain how the baby was hurt, claiming they were playing video games instead of monitoring her. While Ingram and Tellez denied harming the child or knowing how the injuries happened, authorities concluded they failed to provide necessary care and supervision.
During court appearances, an assistant public defender stated that Ingram and Tellez invoked their right to remain silent.
A judge ordered both parents held without bond and barred them from contact with any children.
“This is the aggravated manslaughter of a child, an infant,” the judge said during Ingram’s hearing. “The child sustained very serious injuries, causing its death. The court finds probable cause on both counts, and there will be no bond.”
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