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Sentenced: "The Boy’s Head Was Slightly Deformed From Being In The Car Eeat For An Extended Period Of Time”

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Parents of a four-month-old in Michigan were taken into custody Wednesday after they allegedly left the infant in a vehicle during freezing conditions, authorities said.

The incident took place on Jan. 29 in Grand Haven when Philip Nass III, 32, and Crystal Kanouse, 30, purportedly pulled their car over and passed out in the front seats with the child in the back of the car, according to a Thursday report.
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Officials said the vehicle was not running, and the four-month-old lacked proper winter clothing, blanket, or socks while he was strapped in an infant carrier, the report noted.

A witness saw the car and contacted the authorities, according to the Grand Haven Department of Public Safety.

When authorities arrived they found the infant's feet had become blue and his skin was freezing.

The child was rushed to a local hospital and has recovered since the incident, GHDPS said.
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Parents in custody after leaving infant to freeze in car

Parents of a four-month-old in Michigan were taken into custody Wednesday after they allegedly left the infant in a vehicle during freezing conditions,
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Officials believe drugs were involved in the incident.

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The Grand Haven Department of Public Safety responded to a 911 call on Jan. 29 for a car that was parked in the middle of the roadway facing the wrong direction. It was surrounded by large amounts of snow that the plow had gone by.

The car wasn't running and the caller saw a man unresponsive inside.
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Once firefighters arrived, they found Nass in the front seat. Kanouse was in the passenger seat covered in her own vomit.

Their four-month-old boy was in the backseat in an unsecured car seat, and was cold to the touch with no coat or blanket.
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He was also covered in his own urine and feces.

Medics rushed him to a hospital for treatment, and he has since recovered. He has also been placed into foster care.
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In the court transcript, a detective told the judge: "...When I asked them if they remembered the last time they had fed their baby, they said no. I asked them the last time they changed their baby, they said no. They didn't recall the previous day. They don't recall if they fed him two nights ago. I asked both if they felt their son was in appropriate care right now and they told me no..."

On Wednesday evening, Feb. 22, detectives secured felony arrest warrants for the child's parents and arrested the pair.
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NEW DETAILS: Parents charged with child abuse after infant nearly freezes to death in car

The four-month-old baby has since been placed into foster care.
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“The vehicle was parked on the wrong side of the road, not running for an extended period of time in sub freezing temperatures, causing the 4-month-old baby’s feet to be blue and skin cold to the touch,” a court document reads. “The carseat was not attached to the base in the vehicle, there was no coat, blanket or socks on the child. The child had defecated and urinated on himself and neither parties knew when the last time the baby was fed.
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“Lastly, the child’s head was slightly deformed from being in the car seat for an extended period of time.”
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Update: Baby's head was deformed, feet blue, according to court documents

A Grand Haven father and mother await their next court dates for the felony charges of second degree child abuse, according to documents from the Ottawa County District Court.
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The mother in a public child abuse case has been sentenced to 130 days in jail and two years of probation.
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“This was all completely out of my character and I will never do anything to harm my son and my daughter,” Crystal Kanouse said in Ottawa County Circuit Court on Monday, June 12. “I love them and I just want a chance to show everybody that.”
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According to court records, Kanouse and Philip Nass were under the influence of “methamphetamine and other drugs to the point of passing out in a vehicle” while their four-month-old baby was in the backseat on Jan. 29 in Grand Haven.

“The vehicle was parked on the wrong side of the road, not running for an extended period of time in sub-freezing temperatures, causing the four-month-old baby’s feet to be blue and skin cold to the touch,” a court document read.
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“The car seat was not attached to the base in the vehicle, there was no coat, blanket or socks on the child. The child had defecated and urinated on himself and neither (party) knew the last time the baby was fed. Lastly, the child’s head was slightly deformed from being in the car seat for an extended period of time.”

Nass, 32, and Kanouse, 30, were “unresponsive" when EMS arrived after a witness called 911, having seen the baby in the backseat.
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Nass pleaded no contest to a charge of fourth degree child abuse, instead, and was sentenced on Tuesday, April 25, to a year in jail. He was awarded two months credit for time served.
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During his sentencing, Nass tearfully told 58th District Judge Craig Bunce he wanted to pursue drug rehabilitation, instead of being “thrown away to jail.”

“I'm glad that you're upset because that at least shows you care about what's going to happen in your life,” Bunce said. “I need you to understand something loud and clear. If I follow the recommendation, it's not that I'm throwing you away in jail. You will be addressing the situation you caused yourself to be placed in.”
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Referencing the 12-step drug and alcohol program available through the Ottawa County Jail, Bunce encouraged Nass to address his addiction while incarcerated.

“You will have the ability to process your issues while at the jail,” Bunce said. “I think it's the safest place for you right now, and the safest place, quite frankly, for your family and for the community.”

Kanouse originally pleaded not guilty, but later pleaded to a lesser charge of fourth degree child abuse.
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Kanouse was also ordered to have “no contact with any minor child unless authorized by the court.”

The baby is currently in foster care, according Ottawa County Senior Assistant Prosecuting Attorney JoEllen Haas.
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Mother sentenced in child abuse case that left infant in freezing car in Grand Haven

“This was all completely out of my character and I will never do anything to harm my son and my daughter,” Crystal Kanouse said in court.
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