911 call sheds light on toddler's death at Orange County motel

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla.

Newly-released 911 calls reveal more details surrounding the death of a toddler at an Orange County motel.

Justin Polk Jr. died at the Countryside Inn on Lee Road in early June and no one has been charged with his death, which has been ruled a homicide.

The boy's mother, Merissa Anderson, and her boyfriend, Jonathan Charapata, remain in the Orange County Jail on charges that they abused Polk's siblings.

"I've got a baby that's not breathing," said Charapata in the 911 call. "He fell off the bed and hit his head."

The 911 call sheds light on what Charapata claimed happened to the 2-year-old.

"Right now, he's nothing, he's not even awake. His stomach is bloated," Charapata told a dispatcher.

But authorities said the 911 call doesn't add up with what the investigation has revealed.

Friends of the couple told Channel 9 they were aware of the alleged abuse of the children.

"I told her, 'You are failing to protect your children. They keep getting hurt and you're not doing anything about it,'" said friend Christina Cotto.

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911 call sheds light on toddler's death at Orange County motel