BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - A Butte man has pleaded guilty to his role in the death of his 3-month-old daughter in 2012.
The Billings Gazette reports (https://bit.ly/1hOQAF3) 32-year-old Jeffrey James Fox pleaded guilty on Aug. 20 to negligent homicide, admitting he failed to stop his girlfriend, Amanda Rose Steffen, from abusing their baby.
Under the plea agreement, prosecutors will recommend Fox serve 20 years in prison.
District Judge Mike Moses scheduled sentencing for Nov. 3. Fox remains in custody.
The baby died on June 4, 2012.
In April 2014, Steffen went into a California police station and confessed to causing her daughter’s death. She has pleaded guilty to negligent homicide under a plea agreement that calls for a 40-year prison sentence.
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Information from: The Billings Gazette, https://www.billingsgazette.com
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