The Brief
- Davionte Allen was sentenced Friday to eight years in prison for the 2020 death of his 3-month-old son.
- Allen pleaded no contest to second-degree reckless homicide and child neglect after admitting he forcefully jerked the infant while the mother was away.
- Medical exams confirmed the child died from blunt force trauma and “shaken baby syndrome.”
MILWAUKEE – A Milwaukee County judge sentenced Davionte Allen on Friday, Jan. 9, to eight years in prison plus an additional eight years of extended supervision in connection with the June 2020 death of his 3-month-old son.
Allen pleaded no contest in September to the two charges against him, including second-degree reckless homicide and neglecting a child.
Case details
What we know:
According to the criminal complaint in this case, Allen was left alone with the child for around an hour and a half on Friday, June 12, 2020, at a residence near 36th and Sheridan. During that time, the child’s mother had gone to run an errand. Upon her return, the child “appeared to be sleeping” inside a pack-and-play.…