RELATED: Baby found dead in freezer; Georgia couple charged with abuse of corpse

Authorities believe the couple left Georgia with the baby after officials tried to arrest Mathis on burglary and parole violation charges.

RELATED: Georgia mother charged with manslaughter in death of baby found in hotel freezer

After checking into the hotel, Oakes briefly returned to Georgia, where she picked up her teen daughter, leaving the baby with Mathis.

Amanda Gail Oakes Credit: Houston County Sheriff's Office Credit: Houston County Sheriff's Office

During her trip, Mathis called Oakes and said the baby had died, according to investigators. The next day, Oakes and her daughter returned to the hotel, where she spent the night with the child’s corpse.

In court, it was revealed the baby died after ingesting methamphetamine.

Police said the couple went shopping at Walmart before heading to Florida, intentionally leaving the baby’s body in the freezer of the hotel room.

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The Hall County Sheriff’s Office contacted Dothan police about a possible child death and said Mathis could be in the Dothan area with the dead baby. A multistate manhunt ensued.

Authorities tracked the couple to an apartment in Bronson, Fla., AJC.com previously reported. SWAT officers were called in June 4, 2018, and Mathis, who reportedly was armed, was shot four times after he allegedly tried to run.

Once in police custody, Mathis and Oakes provided investigators with information that led them back to the Dothan hotel, and the baby’s body was discovered. Officials said the body had been there for five or six days.

In addition to abuse of a corpse, Oakes was charged with chemical endangerment of a child, distribution of drugs to a minor and manslaughter, jail records show . She was sentenced Wednesday to the maximum of 99 years in prison after pleading guilty to those charges, and agreed to testify against Mathis during his trial in November.

Mathis was charged with murder, assault, drug possession, weapon possession by a convicted felon and child neglect.

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