A 26-year-old Indiana man is reportedly facing nearly a decade behind bars after he abandoned his two young kids, including a 3-month-old infant who was later found dead in her baby swing.

Court records show Jacob Vera pleaded guilty to neglect of a dependent , a level 3 felony. He was originally facing neglect of a dependent causing death, a level 1 felony.

According to a probable cause arrest affidavit obtained by local NBC affiliate WTHR , cops with the Muncie Police Department were called shortly after 8:30 p.m. March 25, 2023, to the Bestway Inn at 4000 N. Broadway for a cardiac arrest.

Officers rushed to their home to find a baby, Isabella Vera, unresponsive in her swing. First responders pronounced her dead at the scene. Isabella's mother told cops she left the baby and her 16-mo

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