A South Carolina dad has been charged with attempted murder after his 11-month-old boy was found buried in a shallow grave.
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Michael Comer, 25, has been in custody since Monday night and was later charged with 'attempted murder, unlawful conduct toward a child, custodial interference and burglary, according to arrest warrants,' Lexington County Sheriff's Department said.
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His son, Koah Sharp, was buried underground in a crate for around 24 hours.
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The little boy, who went missing at around 11am on Monday, was found just 50 yards from his paternal grandfather's home.
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Just a few moments ago we found little Koah Sharp.
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11-months-old, buried alive, clinging to life,' Sheriff Jay Koon said in a news conference.
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Koon confirmed that Koah was released from the hospital Tuesday night.
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'He is with family members, and he is expected to make a full recovery,' the investigator added.
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The Daily Mail has reached out to the Eleventh Circuit Public Defender's Office in Lexington County for an attorney who can comment on Comer's behalf.
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Michael Comer, 25, was arrested in Lexington County and charged with attempted murder after his baby son was found buried in a crate
Comer's son, Koah Sharp, was buried underground in a crate for around 24 hours before he was found at around 11am on Monday
Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon confirmed that Koah was released from the hospital Tuesday night and is expected to make a full recovery
Koah was in the care of his grandmother Trish Comer before he was briefly left with Michael Comer while she ran an errand, police said.
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Another caregiver was set to arrive shortly after.
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'By the time the caregiver got there, Michael was gone and Koah was gone with him,' Koon added.
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Police were called at around midday on Monday, at which point they investigated the home of the boy's grandfather 'up the street.'
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At the home, police found both doors open and the baby's belongings in the house but 'no sign of Michael or the baby.'
The father was 'not known to have a car,' and police believed he hitchhiked from 'place to place.'
During an agonizing search, officials eventually noticed 'freshly disturbed' dirt and pine straw on Tuesday afternoon, prompting law enforcement to begin digging before they finally heard the infant crying.
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'As they probed it, laid it out and started digging, you could hear little Koah crying,' Koon said.
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'So, as you imagine, the race was on, everybody's getting down there trying to get him out.'
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During an agonizing search, officials eventually noticed 'freshly disturbed' dirt and pine straw on Tuesday afternoon, prompting law enforcement to begin digging before they finally heard the infant crying
At the grandfather's home, police found both doors open and the baby's belongings in the house but 'no sign of Michael or the baby'
Koah's worried mom, Dezarae Sharp, (pictured) said Comer had been allowed to visit his son on weekends since 'he's been going to therapy and stopped drinking.'
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The child was then pulled from inside the crate which had been covered in a towel, which Koon said may have created an air pocket helping him survive.
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While searching for Comer, investigators discovered video of the dad in the Batesburg-Leeville area 'with no baby.'
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Koah's panicked mom, Dezarae Sharp, said in a Facebook post that Comer had been allowed to visit his son on weekends since 'he's been going to therapy and stopped drinking.'
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The grandmother, Trish, wrote on Facebook that she had left work early after she 'felt like something was wrong' and called the police after realizing her son had taken the child.
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'I called [the police] as soon as I realized he took the baby,' she wrote.
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'I love that grandbaby with all my heart...
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I have not slept in over 24 hours...
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you don't know what it's like to lose a grandchild like that and have your son do something like this,' Trish wrote.
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The grandmother wrote that she knew her son had a problem but 'did not know that he would do something like this and I'm sorry that I did not see this beforehand.
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'He loved that baby, he'd do anything for that baby.
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He took good care of that baby, if you could see him with that baby he was wonderful,' she wrote.
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The Daily Mail has reached out to Lexington County Sheriff's Office for comments.
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