An Indiana man is headed to prison for decades for shooting his estranged wife in the back while she was five months pregnant, seriously injuring her and killing the unborn baby.
Jeremy McBride, 37, was sentenced to 30 years in prison Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to attempted murder and feticide. He received 30 years for the attempted murder charge and nine years for the feticide charge in connection with the shooting of Kayla Netherland. The sentences will be served concurrently. McBride received credit for the 395 days he’s already served plus another 131 days, per the sentencing order.
As Law&Crime previously reported, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department responded around 6 p.m. on Jan. 19, 2025, to a shooting in the 700 block of East Pleasant Run Parkway. Officers arrived to find the Netherland, then 25 years old, in the bathroom, suffering from gunshot wounds. Paramedics rushed her to the hospital. While doctors were able to stabilize her, they were not able to save the child…