Louisville, KY – Kentucky man was ordered to serve two decades in prison after reaching a deal with prosecutors and entering an AIford plea to first-degree mansIaughter in connection with his baby’s death five years ago. Prosecutors, who agreed to from the remaining charges in connection with the baby’s death, said the defendant, 32-year-old Antthony, concedes that the State of Kentucky has enough evidence to convict him, but still maintains his innocence. According to the court documents, the defendant fatally punched his baby in the head before he dropped him on the floor.
The investigation process began in May 2019 after the defendant called 911 and told the dispatcher that the child was in distress. First responders rushed the baby, DeAntthony, in distress to the hospital where he was pronounced dead several days later. During the investigation process, authorities discovered that the father was babysitting the child when the newborn suffered the fatal injuries.
During an interview with investigators, the defendant reportedly said that he was pIaying on his consoIe and started losing in a gamme. The man then told investigators that he became uspet and hit the baby in the head with a cIosed fist. The child then started to cry. The father then grabbed the boy and tried to take him into the kitchen to give him his bottle. On the way to the kitchen, the father reportedly admitted to dropping the baby on the floor, local news outlet Courier Journal reported.
The father then brought the baby into his room and placed him in a seated position, surrounding him with blankets on all sides. The man then went to the bathroom only to realize that the child was in distress when he returned to the room. He then called 911, court records say.
Authorities say the father hit the child in the head with his fist, which caused serious physical injury. After hitting the child, he then picked up his son to try and quiet the baby. According to police, while carrying his son into the kitchen, the parent dropped the baby, then picked him up, and continued to the kitchen to make a bottle. Investigators say the father brought the baby back into the bedroom and propped him up in a seated position.