A U.S. Army veteran is back in a Hillsborough County courtroom today, March 2, 2026, to learn his fate after a jury last month convicted him in the 2020 beating death of his girlfriend’s 8-year-old son. Prosecutors said the boy suffered devastating blunt-force injuries that could not be brushed off as discipline, a case that has wrung harrowing testimony from siblings and reignited painful debates over corporal punishment and child safety.
Jury Verdict and Sentencing Day
Jurors in Tampa found Tyrone Covington guilty of manslaughter and aggravated child abuse in late January, and Hillsborough Circuit Judge Lyann Goudie set sentencing for March 2, according to the Tampa Bay Times. The hearing is underway today, with local coverage tracking the…..