SALT LAKE CITY — The brother of 12-year-old West Haven boy, Gavin Peterson, who died of child abuse in 2024, now knows how long he will spend in prison.
Tyler Peterson, Gavin’s brother, was sentenced on Tuesday to 5 years to life on a child abuse homicide charge, and 1 to 15 years for both counts of aggravated child abuse, as well as one to 15 years for an obstruction of justice charge.
Gavin Peterson (L), Tyler Peterson (R), (Scripps News Group of Salt Lake City)
The sentences will run concurrently, meaning that all of them will play out at the same time, but the judge did offer 246 days’ credit for time served…