Hollywood, Florida — A 7-week-old baby girl died after suffering catastrophic head injuries, and her parents are now facing serious criminal charges after investigators allegedly determined that their accounts of what happened did not match the evidence.
The investigation began in October 2025, when Hollywood police responded to a home on Farragut Street after the infant was found unresponsive.
According to an arrest affidavit, officers discovered the baby pale, cold to the touch and non-responsive. Police immediately began CPR before paramedics arrived and continued lifesaving efforts.
The infant was transported to Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, where doctors placed her on life support.
Doctors Found Severe and Extensive Injuries
At the hospital, medical specialists discovered that the infant had suffered multiple serious injuries.
According to the charging document, those injuries included skull fractures, retinal hemorrhaging and detachment, hemorrhaging along the spine and a traumatic brain injury.
Specialists reportedly told investigators that the injuries were consistent with non-accidental head trauma involving blunt force as well as violent acceleration and deceleration of the baby’s head and body.
Investigators said the medical findings were consistent with violent shaking and other forms of traumatic injury, rather than an ordinary accident.
On October 18, 2025, the infant was declared brain dead. Four days later, on October 22, she was removed from life support and died.
Parents Allegedly Gave Investigators Conflicting Stories
Police said both parents initially told investigators that their daughter had been behaving normally before she was fed and placed in a bassinet.
According to the affidavit, they also claimed they did not know about any fall or other event that could have caused the baby’s injuries. Detectives allegedly became concerned after finding inconsistencies in the parents’ accounts.
Ingram reportedly gave investigators multiple different timelines regarding when the baby had been fed and placed in the bassinet. During a later reenactment, police said he provided yet another version of events.
Those discrepancies became an important part of the investigation.
Cellphone Evidence Allegedly Contradicted Their Account
Both parents reportedly told detectives that they used FaceTime as a makeshift baby monitor while the infant was sleeping.
Investigators, however, said forensic examinations of their phones did not support that claim.
Instead, police allegedly discovered that the devices had been used extensively to play Call of Duty and watch YouTube during the overnight hours.
According to the charging document, that activity occurred in the period immediately before the baby was discovered unresponsive.
Police wrote that the forensic evidence showed the information provided by Tellez and Ingram “was not truthful.”
Investigators also learned that the infant had recently been examined by a pediatrician and was considered healthy, with no documented injuries or significant health concerns at that time.
Medical Examiner Rules Death a Homicide
The Broward County Medical Examiner’s Office ultimately determined that the baby’s cause of death was complications of blunt head trauma.
The manner of death was ruled homicide. The charging document was issued on July 27, with a fugitive investigation beginning two days later.
Authorities eventually located Tellez and Ingram in Jacksonville, Florida, where the pair were arrested on August 7 by the U.S. Marshals Service.
The Hollywood Police Department announced the arrests on August 14.
Both defendants appeared in court this week for the first time. A judge ordered them held in the Broward County Jail without bond. The allegations remain criminal charges, and the defendants are entitled to due process as the case moves through court.
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