A 38-year-old Florida man called his wife at work to tell her that he had killed their 17-month-old daughter, police say.
Jeremy Main was charged with first-degree murder in Lake County on Monday in relation to his daughter, McKenzie Main’s death, WFTV reported.
Ocala police said his wife called 911 around 9.30am to say that her husband had called her at work to say he drowned their daughter.
‘For someone to be able to do something like that is just mind-boggling,’ Lake County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Fred Jones told WFTV.
Jeremy Main (left in arrest photo and right) was charged with first-degree murder in Lake County on Monday in relation to his daughter, McKenzie Main’s (right) death
Police say Main called his wife at work to tell her that he had killed their 17-month-old daughter (pictured together). She then called 911 to report the crime
‘Twenty years in this job, and it’s hard to believe a person can lose their humanity and do something like this.’
Officers who went to the family home and found the toddler dead in the bathtub from an apparent drowning.
‘(The toddler’s death) does not appear to be an accident based on language he used with the mother,’ said Jones.
Officers who went to the family home and found the toddler dead in the bathtub from an apparent drowning. A police spokesman said: ‘(The toddler’s death) does not appear to be an accident based on language he used with the mother’
Main eventually turned himself into police, who said ‘he was covered in blood because he apparently tried to hurt himself’
Authorities haven’t released details about the possible motive. But they suspect it might stem from a problem between the mother and Main. He is currently being held in jail with no bond
Main eventually turned himself into police, who said ‘he was covered in blood because he apparently tried to hurt himself,’ WFTV reported.
Authorities haven’t released details about the possible motive. But they suspect it might stem from a problem between the mother and Main.
Main does not have a criminal history, police say.
Officials say two teenagers also live at the home, but they were at school when the girl died.
Main was being held without bail set and jail records didn’t list an attorney.