Cordarius Cotton, 23, allegedly forgot his 5-month-old son in a bathtub while he left the room to play a video game, resulting in the infant's death, police said. A 5-month-old boy likely drowned in a bathtub this week after his father left the room to play a video game and forgot about the infant, authorities said Tuesday. Cordarius Cotton, 23, told the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office that when he returned about an hour later, the infant was unresponsive. A dispatcher gave CPR instructions over the phone while paramedics were en route, AL.com reported. First responders performed resuscitation efforts on the child as they rushed him to a hospital, but the boy was pronounced dead shortly after arriving.