DAYTON — The father of a two-month-old boy killed in 2020 is facing a life sentence for his death.
William Clouse, 41, of Dayton, pleaded guilty to one count murder (proximate result of committing endangering children - abuse - serious physical harm) July 22, according to Montgomery County Common Pleas Court documents.
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He’s scheduled to be sentenced Aug. 25 and faces a mandatory 15 years to life in prison, according to court records.
In February 2020, police responded to Clouse’s home after getting a 911 call reporting his two-month-old son, Gabriel, was not breathing.
“An autopsy revealed the infant had suffered from a skull fracture and brain hemorrhages,” the Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office said in a previously released statement. “The defendant was alone with the infant when these injuries occurred.”
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Gabriel died at Dayton Children’s Hospital three days later.
A grand jury indicted him on murder, involuntary manslaughter, endangering children and reckless homicide in February 2021. Clouse previously pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. Plea documents filed last week show charges of involuntary manslaughter, endangering children and reckless homicide were dismissed.
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