JONESBORO, Ga. (AP) — A suburban Atlanta man has been charged with murder in the death of his six-month-old son after initially telling police the baby was kidnapped during an armed robbery.

Antonio Pearce told police on Sunday that his son, Nnakai Pratt, was snatched by robbers. Clayton County Police said Pearce told them two armed men dressed in black stole $6,500 in cash and 3 pounds (1.36 kilograms) of marijuana from an apartment he was using as a stash house in Riverdale, about 11 miles (18 kilometers) south of Atlanta. He told them the men then snatched his son, who was in a car seat, and fled.

Searchers found Nnakai’s body in nearby woods on Tuesday evening after two days of looking. Police had already arrested Pearce on Sunday, charging him with marijuana possession and traffic o

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