Police: Dad Wanted For Murder's SUV Found At Airport

PEACHTREE CORNERS, GA — A man wanted in the murder of his 3-month-old daughter in Peachtree Corners appears to have gone to the Atlanta airport, police say.

Gwinnett County Police say an SUV owned by Charles Hamilton, 44, was found at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Police discovered and impounded the vehicle on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Hamilton remained on the run. Detectives are investigating the possibility that he has fled the area, police said in a news release.

Three-month-old Adriana Hamilton was brought to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Scottish Rite on Saturday, Sept. 9, after police were called to the apartment in Peachtree Corners where she lived. The original complaint stated that she was having problems breathing. (SIGN UP: Get Patch's Daily Newsletter and Real Time News Alerts. Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app.)

But hospital staff noticed other injuries, including fractured ribs and bleeding from her brain.

The case was assigned to a Gwinnett County Police detective and it was determined that the injuries happened while the child was in her father's custody, said police spokeswoman Cpl. Michele Pihera. Hamilton was reportedly at the apartment caring for her on Sept. 9 while the baby's mother went to a laundromat to wash clothes.

Police say Hamilton has not been seen or heard from since last Tuesday and the baby died on Wednesday. Police say an autopsy revealed significant head trauma, leading them to consider the case a homicide.

There are active warrants for Hamilton's arrest on charges of murder, cruelty to children and aggravated battery. He is described as a black male, about 5-foot-6 and weighing about 155 pounds. His last known address was on Roswell Road in Atlanta.

He was believed to be driving a tan, 2008 GMC Yukon.

If anyone has any information to share in this case or knows of Charles’s whereabouts, they are asked to contact GCPD detectives at 770-513-5300. To remain anonymous, tipsters may contact Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS (8477) or visit the Crime Stoppers website.

Crime Stoppers tipsters can receive up to $2,000 for information leading to an arrest and indictment in the case.

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Photo courtesy Gwinnett County Police Department