Police: Infant girl found lying on car floor, on top of stolen handgun during traffic stop

Police in Georgia made a disturbing discovery while conducting a traffic stop.WSB reports officers pulled Detavis Madison over as he was traveling down a Gwinnett County highway after noticing that he was carrying a baby in his lap. A body camera video captured the interaction. Officer: Do you understand why I stopped you? Madison: You stopped me because I had my baby...Officer: In your lap? Madison: In my lap. Officer: How was that a good idea?Madison: It wasn't a good idea. Then the police officer noticed Madison's 3-month-old daughter was on the floor. Madison said he was just about to change her diaper. The officer whispers, "It's OK" to the girl as she begins crying. Just underneath the infant, a stolen handgun and ammunition, according to police. "Hi sweetie, I know, it's not your fault, just being a baby," the officer is heard telling the girl. Police said they found about 600 ecstasy pills that were shaped like Lego characters as well as marijuana. Madison faces 10 charges, including felony theft, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, felony drug charges and transporting a child in a passenger vehicle, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution. The child's mother came and picked up the baby and authorities seized the car.“This is obviously a dangerous situation for that baby on many fronts,” Snellville police Lt. John Tainter told Channel 2. “We are just glad it turned out for the best.”

Police in Georgia made a disturbing discovery while conducting a traffic stop.

WSB reports officers pulled Detavis Madison over as he was traveling down a Gwinnett County highway after noticing that he was carrying a baby in his lap.


A body camera video captured the interaction.

Officer: Do you understand why I stopped you?

Madison: You stopped me because I had my baby...

Officer: In your lap?

Madison: In my lap.

Officer: How was that a good idea?

Madison: It wasn't a good idea.

Then the police officer noticed Madison's 3-month-old daughter was on the floor. Madison said he was just about to change her diaper.

The officer whispers, "It's OK" to the girl as she begins crying.

Just underneath the infant, a stolen handgun and ammunition, according to police.

"Hi sweetie, I know, it's not your fault, just being a baby," the officer is heard telling the girl.

Police said they found about 600 ecstasy pills that were shaped like Lego characters as well as marijuana.

Madison faces 10 charges, including felony theft, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, felony drug charges and transporting a child in a passenger vehicle, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution. The child's mother came and picked up the baby and authorities seized the car.

“This is obviously a dangerous situation for that baby on many fronts,” Snellville police Lt. John Tainter told Channel 2. “We are just glad it turned out for the best.”