A baby boy who was abandoned Tuesday in Whitfield County, Ga., is in stable condition with good vital signs at Hamilton Medical Center, hospital officials said.
The infant was believed to be less than 12 hours old when he was found in the cab of an inoperable dump truck near a home on Northwood Circle, Sheriff Scott Chitwood said.
Investigators located a 17-year-old girl at the home who admitted the infant was hers and that she had placed him in the truck, Chitwood said.
A family member heard the infant crying and called 911, he said. No one in the girl’s family knew she was pregnant or had given birth, he said.
After a full investigation, the case will be turned over to the county’s district attorney, who will decide whether to charge the mother, Chitwood said.