#Oklahoma dad released after video shows kids who died in hot truck climb in on their own

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Dustin Lee Dennis, 31, was charged with murder after his children Teagan, 4, and Ryan, 3, were found dead in his car.
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An Oklahoma father who was arrested after his two kids died in a hot truck has been released — after a video showed the tots climbed into the vehicle of their own accord, according to a report.

Dustin Lee Dennis, 31, was released on bond after the deaths Saturday of his two children outside their Tulsa home, news station KJRH reported.

Detectives said a video recovered showed Teagan and Ryan, ages 4 and 3, getting into the truck themselves — rather than the dad leaving them in there, according to a report.

“Video surveillance footage from a neighbor’s home confirmed the children managed to get into the vehicle and tragically never got out,” the Tulsa District Attorney’s Office said.

“Based upon that newly discovered evidence the detectives immediately reported it to our office.”

Dennis told police he drove with his kids around noon to a convenience store, then returned home and fell asleep for several hours, Fox23 reported. When he woke up, he was unable to find the tots, he said.

He discovered the kids on the floor of his truck and brought them inside to the living room, where paramedics were unable to save them, according to the report.

The dad was initially arrested on two counts of second-degree murder, but prosecutors said no formal charges were filed against him, according to the report.

The district attorney’s office said the case, however, is still under investigation, People reported.

“The fact that Mr. Dennis was released on a personal recognizance bond does not mean that this case is over,” the office said.