A western Kentucky father has been sentenced in the death of his 6-month-old son.
The Paducah Sun reports a Marshall Circuit judge on Tuesday sentenced John Mikulich IV to a 10-year prison term. Mikulich pleaded guilty last month to second-degree manslaughter, possession of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana in connection to the death of his son, who was found floating in a bathtub on March 14 and died 11 days later.
Mikulich had been facing a murder charge.
Marshall County sheriff’s detective Matt Hilbrecht has said that Mikulich appeared to be under the influence of some type of drug while watching the baby and his 2-year-old brother.
Hilbrecht said Mikulich changed his story several times when explaining what happened to the baby.
(Story Courtesy of AP; Picture courtesy of Marshall County Detention Center)