VERO BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — An Indian River County jury has convicted the man accused of killing a Vero Beach toddler before trying to make her death look like an accident.
Jurors only needed a few hours to return the guilty verdict against Deshawn Clark, who faced first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse charges for the 2020 killing that deeply affected the Vero Beach community.
During the course of the trial, prosecutors explained how two-year-old Akeelah Dixon died and the steps Clark took to convince people her death was an accidental drowning…