Indianapolis father and girlfriend sentenced to 30 years for boy’s death
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — An Indianapolis father and his girlfriend were each sentenced to 30 years in prison Monday for their roles in the starvation and abuse death of a 7-year-old boy.
Kevin Gavarrete, 27, and Julia Sizemore, 22, both pleaded guilty to neglect of a dependent, a top-level felony, in connection with the 2024 death of Gavarrete’s son, Kayden. Additional charges against them were dismissed as part of the plea deal, online records from Marion Superior Court 7 show.
A redacted police report shared publicly says Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department was called at 3:40 p.m. Dec. 22, 2024, to the home of Gavarrete and Sizemore in the 1300 block of South Pershing Avenue. That’s in a residential and industrial area a few blocks southwest of the West Morris Street bridge over Eagle Creek on the city’s west side. The home is a short walk north of Ross Claypool Park…