NEW : Child 's adoptive father is in custody as a suspect , official says . Parents told police they had n't seen baby Thomas in weeks . The station also reported that investigators are trying to determine why the girl 's disappearance was n't reported until six weeks after she went missing . Child had ` ` suffocation issue '' in infancy at 6 weeks of age , was quadriplegic . Child was found stuffed in trash bag , covered with mothballs .
NEW : Child 's adoptive father is in custody as a suspect , official says . Parents told police they had n't seen baby Thomas in weeks . Child had ` ` suffocation issue '' in infancy at 6 weeks of age , was quadriplegic . Child was found stuffed in trash bag , covered with mothballs .