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DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) — Two Dalton parents have been arrested and charged after their 22-month-old son was found dead in a car seat inside their home earlier this summer.

On June 5, 2025, police were dispatched to an apartment at 2822 Gregory Place at 4:00 p.m.

Kirsten Schmitt and Anthony Pedigo called 911 to report that their toddler, Grayson Pedigo, was unresponsive.

The child was rushed to a hospital but was later pronounced dead.

According to the Dalton Police Department (DPD), the parents said it was normal for them to buckle Grayson into his car seat and place it on the living room floor so he could watch TV while they were home.

Schmitt told officers that she was watching TV with the child before going into the bedroom to wake Pedigo for work, leaving Grayson alone.

Both pa

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