A Wisconsin man will spend over a decade behind bars for throwing his 8-month-old baby boy against a wall in a shared family residence because he was poorly playing a popular basketball video game.
On Monday, Jalin A. White, 22, pleaded guilty to one count each of physical abuse of a child – recklessly causing great bodily harm, and neglecting a child – resulting in great bodily harm, according to a plea agreement obtained by Law&Crime.
In turn, Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Anderson M. Gansner accepted the plea and deviated slightly from the state’s preferred sentence of 14 years in state prison. The defendant was ultimately sentenced to 12 years in prison with seven years of probation…