Authorities indicted Gilbert Hughes for the murder of a child who died on Feb. 15, 2017, allegedly as a result of injuries they sustained in an abuse case for which Hughes was previously convicted in 2016. Hughes is currently incarcerated at the North Central Correctional Institution in Marion, Ohio on a child endangerment charge.
Ohio law permits an individual tried and convicted of abuse charges to be charged with a homicide offense if the victim of the abuse later dies as a result of the injuries, officials said.
For the child endangerment charge
Sentence Information
Net Sentence 8.00 TERM Expected Release Date/Parole Eligibility Date 09/22/2024
