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Man Sentenced For Allowing Baby To Play With Gun

Last updated on Thursday, June 18, 2015

(EVANSVILLE) - The Evansville man who pleaded guilty to encouraging a baby to play with a gun on video has been sentenced.

According to the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor's Office, 19-year-old Michael Barnes was sentenced Wednesday morning to two and a half years at the Indiana Department of Corrections.

Barnes pleaded guilty earlier this month to neglect of a dependent and criminal recklessness.

We're told Barnes was arrested after he tried to sell a gun to under-cover officers back in January. When officers looked through his phone, they found that video.

Toni Wilson, the child's mother, was also arrested in the case.

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