Sentenced: Joshua Lee Anderson Tried To Blame Toddler's Death On Her 5YO Brother

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On July 26, a Rogers man reached a plea agreement and was sentenced to 30 years in prison for the 2018 murder of a toddler.

Joshua Lee Anderson, 28, was charged with capital murder and facing a possible death penalty sentence after admitting to killing a 23-month-old girl in 2018. Judge Brad Karren signed off on the plea deal in the Benton County Circuit Court in which Anderson pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and misdemeanor battery, resulting in a 30-year prison sentence for Anderson.

Anderson confessed to killing the child, who was found unresponsive at an apartment and died from blunt force trauma on September 4, 2018. According to court documents, Anderson was at the apartment while the girl’s mother went to a convenience store to buy beer.

Police said they noticed the victim had bruising to her left eye and right side of her forehead, a laceration on her chin, and another partially healed injury on her chin that appeared to be a burn. The child's body was sent to the Arkansas State Crime Lab in Little Rock for an autopsy.

The doctor that performed the autopsy said some of her injuries included a large laceration on her liver and on one of her lungs, six fractured ribs, a fractured skull and swelling of the brain. He also found that she had two healing fractures to her right arm from a previous incident and determined that the manner of death was a homicide.

Anderson must serve 21 years before he is eligible for parole.

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Veronica McCoy, the child's mother, told police she returned to the apartment from a trip to a convenience store and found Anderson holding The girls 5-year-old brother and accusing the boy of hitting her, according to a probable cause affidavit.

Anderson was McCoy's boyfriend, according to court documents.

The girl's two brothers -- the other was 3 years old -- were interviewed at the Children's Advocacy Center of Benton County. Those interviews implicated Anderson, according to the probable cause affidavit.

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According to the probable cause statement, Anderson later admitted to his girlfriend that he kicked, dropped, punched and slammed Sephylia to the ground. He said it was "an accident".

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He probably thought this would get her in the mood to make a replacement baby

 

[Sugar Cookie]

Sephylia Fuls

 

[AliCatClick]

That baby had older injuries that were healing, including a broken arm. There's no fucking way the egg donor didn't know he was regularly abusing the baby. A toddler with an untreated broken arm would have obvious signs. I never understand why these cum dumpsters rarely get charged when they turn a blind eye to abuse of their own children. Her other kids should be removed.

 

[GoneWest]

All that was done in the time it took “mom” to go get beer? Why the fuck didn’t she have that dipshit go get it as she obviously got lost.

 

[thuumpr]

Looking at brother, I wonder...

 

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Name: Anderson, Joshua L

PE/TE Date* 08/17/2040

Total Time* 30 YEARS



OFFENSE: MURDER - 1ST DEGREE

SENTENCE LENGTH: 360 MONTHS