SACRAMENTO, CA (KOLO/KTXL/CNN) - A father whose 5-year-old daughter's body was found in a storage unit was in court Monday.
The father, Tyler Anderson, faces felony child neglect charges following the death of his daughter.
Police said Cali Anderson's body was found in a Sacramento storage unit last Tuesday.
According to a court affidavit, the little girl died on May 4, and the couple put her body in a duffel bag in the closet of their Reno apartment before driving it down to Sacramento a week later.
The Reno Police Department says Tyler Anderson and his wife rented a U-Haul to take the child's body from Reno to Sacramento.
In the affidavit, investigators revealed Cali was emaciated and malnourished, and Reno Police found an animal crate with handcuffs in the couple's apartment, which was described as "unkempt."
In court, Tyler Anderson agreed to be extradited back to Reno, where his wife, Averyauna Anderson, Cali's stepmother, is behind bars.
She faces charges for child abuse and destroying or concealing evidence. It's unknown if the two have lawyers.
Just as arraignment was wrapping up, there was an outburst from a man who says he is Tyler Anderson's father.
He wouldn't reveal his name, but he wanted to express love to his son and granddaughter.
"It's an accident. That's all I can figure. I don't know," he said.
He would not say when the last time he spoke to his son was.
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