Overview

• Cobb County officers responded to a June 4 911 call at Cumberland Mall and broke a window to rescue two unrestrained children from a car that had reached 117°F.
• J’quawn Dixon, identified as the children’s guardian, was arrested on two counts of second-degree child cruelty and released on a $10,000 bond.
• Each count carries a potential one-to-ten year prison term under Georgia law, with Dixon’s next court hearings scheduled later this month.
• The department’s release of body-worn camera footage has drawn praise for the bystander whose quick action likely prevented heat-related injuries.
• Child safety groups note that parked vehicles can heat up by 20°F in 10 minutes and highlight Georgia’s Good Samaritan statutes protecting those who intervene.