A man was sentenced Monday to 60 years in prison for the death of his 2-year-old grandson.
Joel Soto, 53, was found guilty in June on charges of felony murder, injury to a child, drug possession and arson charges. He faced a maximum of life in prison.
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According to trial testimony, Soto allowed his grandson, Jeremy, to ingest a lethal dose of methamphetamine in November 2013, and then set his truck on fire in an effort to hide the death.
Soto claimed the fire was caused by engine troubles that sparked a flash fire, prosecutors said. But experts testified that the fire started in the truck’s passenger side and was the result of gasoline poured into the cab and set on fire.
Dr. Kimberly Molina, deputy chief medical examiner, testified that the child was already dead when the truck was set on fire.
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