Child cruelty charge downgraded from second to first -degree . Harris has been charged with murder in the death of his son . Last week , Harris pleaded not guilty to felony murder and child cruelty charges . The boy was left in a hot car , strapped to his seat in suburban Atlanta the day . Investigators say Justin Ross Harris returned to his car hours before he said he found his son .
Child cruelty charge downgraded from second to first -degree . Harris has been charged with murder in the death of his son . The boy was left in a hot car , strapped to his seat in suburban Atlanta the day . Investigators say Justin Ross Harris returned to his car hours before he said he found his son .