Father who left child in hot SUV checked vehicle at lunch before child died

In a new warrant, police explain the murder charge against Justin Ross Harris. He allegedly took his son to breakfast before packing him into his car seat. He went back to his car at lunch, with his son still in the back seat. Finally, at 4:16 pm, he pulled over at a shopping center and publicly "discovered" his dead son.

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A new warrant outlines details in the charges against a Cobb County father accused of leaving his child in a hot SUV.

The warrant was filed Wednesday, changing his charges from first- to second-degree child cruelty. He is also charged with murder.

According to the warrant, Justin Ross Harris placed his 22-month-old son, Cooper, in a rear-facing car seat after they ate Chick-Fil-A near his office the morning of June 19. Harris then drove the short distance to his office and left the boy strapped in the car while he went to work, the warrant said.