More jail time for man convicted in child’s death
Published 2:20 am Sunday, September 12, 2010
A man convicted in the starvation death of a 2-year-old boy has been sentenced to an additional 14 years.
Thomas Kelly pleaded guilty in March to manslaughter and felonious child neglect in the May 2008 death of Markqice Hood.
Judge David Strong sentenced Kelly then to 10 years on the child neglect charge, but delayed sentencing on manslaughter until the case was resolved against Kellys co-defendant and the child’s mother, Kimberly Hood.
Hood was sentenced to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty last week to manslaughter and felonious child abuse.
Strong sentenced Kelly on Thursday to 20 years with six suspended. Kelly’s sentences will run consecutively.