When asked how the child died, the mother told police 'maybe it was pills. I mean I choked him. Something like that.' ...

Wrongful death suit alleges police ignored Nathan Bradford Smith's signs of medical distress when he was left unattended in back of patrol car. His body temperature reached 107 degrees.

While no foul play has been confirmed yet, the exact cause of death will be determined after laboratory analysis of tissue and blood samples.