06/12/2026
On June 12, 2026, at approximately 9:00 a.m., deputies and Lanett EMS were dispatched to a residence on County Road 187 in the Cusseta area in reference to a 2 year old female child that was not breathing. Upon arrival, deputies rendered first aid until paramedics arrived. Lanett EMS transported the child to East Alabama Medical Center Lanier, where the child was pronounced deceased. The body is being transported to the Alabama Department of Forensic Science for an autopsy. This case is under investigation by the Chambers County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigations Division, the Fifth Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office and the Chambers County Coroner's Office. The name of the child will be released at a later time.