Overview

• Boatman allegedly strapped his daughter into her car seat around 2:30 a.m. on June 8 and never returned to the vehicle until she was found unresponsive around noon.
• Investigators say he had consumed multiple alcoholic beverages before picking up the toddler from a relative’s home.
• Outdoor temperatures in Madisonville peaked at 95 °F, producing a heat index above 100 °F inside the parked car.
• He was booked into the St. Tammany Parish Correctional Center on second-degree murder charges following the girl’s death.
• According to KidsAndCars.org, this is the fifth fatal hot car incident involving a child in the U.S. this year, contributing to an average of 38 such deaths annually.