Modesto police make arrest in suspicious death of 20-month-old girl

Kristi Gross reports

INSIDE A MODESTO APARTMENT.FOX FORTY'S KRISTI GROSSREPORTS.MODESTO POLICE SPECIALVICTIMS DETECTIVES ARREST, 42YEAR-OLD BRIAN HICKS WEDNESDAYNIGHT FOR CHILD ABUSEINVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER.

THISCOMES A DAY AFTER OFFICERSMAKE A HEARTBREAKING DISCOVERYTHEY LOCATED THE CHILDDECEASED INSIDE THE APARTMENTPOLICE FOUND A 20 MONTH-OLDBABY GIRL DEAD INSIDE THISAPARTMENT COMPLEX ON STANFORDAVENUE, YOU KNOW WE GO THROUGHTRAINING AND WE TRY TO PREPAREOURSELVES, BUT YOU CAN'TPROTECT PREPARE YOURSELF FOREVERYTHING YOU'RE GOING TOSEE.IN DEFINITELY OFFICERS ARETAKING THIS HARD MODESTOPOLICE SPOKESWOMAN SHARON BAERSAYS THE BABY GIRL WAS TAKESHIS GRANDDAUGHTER AND SAYS HEWAS HER GUARDIAN THERE SAYS ACONCERNED FAMILY MEMBERCONTACTED POLICE TUESDAYMORNING OUR DISPATCH CENTERRECEIVED A CALL FROM A FAMILYMEMBER REQUESTING AT SECURITYCHECK HER WELFARE CHECK ANDTHE CHILD WEDNESDAY HADLEARNED THAT THE GUARDIAN THECHILD'S GRANDFATHER.IN BAKERSFIELD POLICE WOULDN'TSPECIFY OF THE BABY GIRL WASFOUND ALONE, BUT THEY DID SAYTHEY NOTICED OBVIOUS SIGNS OFNEGLECT THE CHILDREN CASES,THEY'RE NEVER THEY'RE NEVERUBER I SPOKE TO OFF CAMERASAYS SHE WAS SADDENED TO HEARWHAT HAPPENED.SHE SAYS SHE WISH SHE WOULDHAVE KNOWN THE CHILD WAS INNEED SHE WOULD HAVE BROKENINTO THAT APARTMENT TO SAVETHAT BABY GIRL HERSELF, IT'SUNFORTUNATE AND VERY SAD FOREVERYBODY AT THE GIRL'S LIFEIS OVER BEFORE EVER CAN TRULYBEGIN IN MODESTO KRISTI GROSSFOX, 40 NEWS.