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Chad Carr was sentenced Tuesday in the death of toddler Vincent Hill, the result of a plea agreement made in November.
As result of the plea, which included Carr entering a plea of guilty, he will spend 20 years in prison.
Carr received the maximum sentence on all five counts he was charged with — including a second degree murder charge. He will serve 241 months in prison. He can earn up to 36.15 months of good behavior time and will be subject to 36 months of post-release supervision.
District Richard Walker upheld the plea agreement, though at times appeared shaken during the sentencing.
“There was awful evidence presented to the court in his case,” Walker said. “I feel like what EMS workers after (a natural disaster) must feel, the shock and horror of the awfulness of what happened. The tragedy is this was a preventable death. Vincent Hill did not have to die.”
Carr allegedly was home alone with the child when he called 911 to report the child was not breathing. Carr allegedly tried to revive the child, but the child was taken to Newton Medical Center by Newton Fire/EMS where he was pronounced dead.
Law enforcement officials to The Kansan in March of 2010 the child was bruised from head to toe and showed signs of previous injuries.
Hill was reportedly bruised from head to toe. County Attorney David Yoder has said this case is the worst case of child abuse he has ever seen.
“There is a lot of anger in this case and I feel some of that anger,” Walker said. “There are far too many Vincent Hills. ... In this county, and all counties, there are other possible Vincent Hills.”
Chad Carr was sentenced to 138 months for one count of second-degree; 43 months for aggravated battery; 13 months for a second count of aggravated battery, 34 months for abuse of a child; and 13 months for a third count of aggravated battery. All sentences will run consecutively for a total of 241 months in prison.
Chad Carr was sentenced Tuesday in the death of toddler Vincent Hill, the result of a plea agreement made in November.
As result of the plea, which included Carr entering a plea of guilty, he will spend 20 years in prison.
Carr received the maximum sentence on all five counts he was charged with — including a second degree murder charge. He will serve 241 months in prison. He can earn up to 36.15 months of good behavior time and will be subject to 36 months of post-release supervision.
District Richard Walker upheld the plea agreement, though at times appeared shaken during the sentencing.
“There was awful evidence presented to the court in his case,” Walker said. “I feel like what EMS workers after (a natural disaster) must feel, the shock and horror of the awfulness of what happened. The tragedy is this was a preventable death. Vincent Hill did not have to die.”
Carr allegedly was home alone with the child when he called 911 to report the child was not breathing. Carr allegedly tried to revive the child, but the child was taken to Newton Medical Center by Newton Fire/EMS where he was pronounced dead.
Law enforcement officials to The Kansan in March of 2010 the child was bruised from head to toe and showed signs of previous injuries.
Hill was reportedly bruised from head to toe. County Attorney David Yoder has said this case is the worst case of child abuse he has ever seen.
“There is a lot of anger in this case and I feel some of that anger,” Walker said. “There are far too many Vincent Hills. ... In this county, and all counties, there are other possible Vincent Hills.”
Chad Carr was sentenced to 138 months for one count of second-degree; 43 months for aggravated battery; 13 months for a second count of aggravated battery, 34 months for abuse of a child; and 13 months for a third count of aggravated battery. All sentences will run consecutively for a total of 241 months in prison.
