Father Of FL Toddler Who Fatally Shot Himself Accused Of Negligence

A Florida father is accused of negligence after his 5-year-old son fatally shot himself with a handgun left in a car's glove box while left alone in a vehicle.

Jamal Daniel Todman, 34, was arrested Monday following an investigation into the October death of Judah Todman. He has since bonded out of jail. 

Todman told investigators he left Judah in the car while he picked up his younger son at a day care center. When he returned, Judah was slumped over with blood on his head and the gun on the floor.

Todman told investigators he usually locked the glove box, where he stored the gun.

He is charged with negligent storage of a firearm and carrying a firearm as a felon.


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