A judge has sentenced a Warrick County man for his role in his baby’s death. WNIN’s John Gibson reports:
The Warrick County Prosecutor’s Office says Jakob Scott was sentenced to 40 years in prison for the starvation death of his 3-month-old in February 2022.
Scott was sentenced following a plea agreement in December that dismissed a murder charge.
The judge sentenced him for Neglect of a Dependent Resulting in Death.
The child’s mother, Caylin Monroe, was charged and convicted of murder in November.
Monroe was sentenced to 65 years in prison.